Virgin Galactic SpaceShip VSS Unity will strap dummies in for its next spaceflight to test seat reclining in space.

Axiom Space has opened the doors for private astronauts to join a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) forecast for potentially the second half of 2021. The 10+ day mission has an astronomical price tag to go with it: US$55 million, and one seat has reportedly already been sold.

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing will plough US$20 million into Virgin Galactic as the companies work together to expand commercial space access.

In its fifth supersonic rocket powered test flight, Virgin Galactic reached space for the second time in 10 weeks today [22 February, 2019] in the skies above Mojave, California. Spaceship VSS Unity reached its highest speed and altitude to date and, for the first time, carried a third crew member on board along with research payloads from the NASA Flight Opportunities program.