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Virgin Galactic forced to end test flight of VSS Unity space plane
Virgin Galactic conducted a test flight of its VSS Unity spaceplane on December 12, 2020. After taking off…
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two Unity makes successful crewed flight
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity successfully carried a crew of mission specialists and Richard Branson to the edge of…
Virgin Galactic Unity spaceflight to take place in May 2021
The California-based space company Virgin Galactic confirmed the date for the next rocket-powered test flight of its spacecraft…
VSS Imagine unveiling, sparks new generation of spaceplanes
On March 30, 2021, Virgin Galactic unveiled the ‘VSS Imagine’ – the company’s first SpaceShip III class and…
FAA investigates Virgin Galactic after part fell from VMS Eve during spaceflight
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is carrying out a “mishap investigation” after Virgin Galactic notified the agency that…
Virgin Galactic sends ancient human fossils to space, sparks controversy
The fossilized remains of two ancient humans were launched into space for the first time on board Virgin…
First civilian crew launched into space aboard Virgin Galactic spaceship: video
After selling tickets for 18 years, Virgin Galactic has successfully taken its first tourists to the edge of…
Next Virgin Galactic crew includes 80-year-old Olympian and mother-daughter duo
Virgin Galactic has selected an 80-year-old former Olympian and a mother-daughter team for its next commercial space flight,…
Virgin Galactic completes its first commercial flight
Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial flight on June 29, 2023, carrying a crew of six, three of…
Virgin Galactic completes successful launch into space
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its latest test flight into space. Called Unity 25 spaceflight, the…
Virgin Galactic completes glide flight from Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic announced that its VSS Unity spacecraft had successfully completed a glide flight from Spaceport America in…
Virgin Galactic launches aircraft’s first flight since 2021
Virgin Galactic carrier plane VMS Eve has taken to the skies again, after spending 16 months grounded while…
Virgin Galactic to restart space tourism flights after leadership restructuring
Virgin Galactic has announced a plan to restart flying tourists in the second quarter of 2023 after a…
Virgin Galactic delays commercial space travel launch until 2023
Space tourism company Virgin Galactic has delayed the launch of its commercial space travel services until the first…
Virgin Galactic delays commercial space travel launch until Q4 2022
The space tourism company Virgin Galactic will delay its commercial space service launch to the fourth quarter of…
Virgin Galactic to fly Italian Air Force to space in September
Following a successful Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity flight in July 2021, the space company now targets late September…
Virgin Galactic stakes drops after holders file shares for sale
On December 18, 2020, Virgin Galactic shares fell by 4% after shareholders offered 113 million of stock for…
Virgin Galactic to test crewed flights, Branson to fly in 2021
Virgin Galactic comes one step closer to ‘space tourism’. The company plans to perform first crewed test flights…