After almost two years of grounding the spacecraft for its development and flight readiness, the VSS Unity has recently completed its glide test on Spaceport America that marks its return for future ...

Virgin Galactic is finally on the cusp of launching its space tourism business. After a late start, the company has completed its last VSS Unity flight test before commercial service starts. The Unity ...

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity last week completed its seventh flight over the Mojave Desert, the first since last summer. The flight was designed to validate work completed during recent months of ...

Virgin Galactic's VMS Eve mothership (left) and VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane at Spaceport America after VMS Eve returned to the spaceport Feb. 27. Credit: Spaceport America BROOMFIELD, Colo. — ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle glides back to Spaceport America after its Galactic 01 suborbital flight June 29. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust Updated 4:40 p.m. Eastern with ...

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Virgin Galactic completed its first spaceflight in nearly two years on Thursday. Called Unity 25, the mission represents the company's fifth spaceflight to date and is the first since launching ...

Virgin Galactic's lengthy road to space tourism is nearing an end. The firm now expects its final VSS Unity test flight to launch as soon as May 25th at 10AM Eastern, with specialist training starting ...

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Virgin Galactic announced that May 25 will mark the opening for its Unity 25 mission, and Spaceport America, located in New Mexico, will serve as its launch site, according to a press release from the ...