October 20, 2021
New timeline for first paying passenger space flights
Virgin Galactic has pushed back the expected launch date of commercial spaceflights until Q4 2022. The aerospace company had most recently had its hopes pinned on a Q3 2022 start.
Read More…September 10, 2021
Unity 23 spaceflight path deviation concerns aviation regulator
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has told Virgin Galactic it cannot proceed with any future space launches following a mishap that occurred on the most recent spaceflight which was carrying Virgin founder, Richard Branson.
Read More…August 12, 2021
Commercial spaceflights now projected to begin Q3 2022
Seats aboard Richard Branson’s spaceship have reopened for sale in the past week, skyrocketing in price.
Read More…July 2, 2021
Virgin Founder confirmed among four “mission specialists”
Virgin Galactic has been granted its full commercial launch licence for space flights by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Read More…May 23, 2021
Maiden spaceflight has lift off from Spaceport America, New Mexico
Virgin Galactic completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico on Saturday [22 May 2021].
Read More…March 30, 2021
Mirror-like finish for next-generation spacecraft named VSS Imagine
Virgin Galactic has unveiled the company’s first Spaceship III in its growing fleet, dubbed VSS Imagine.
Read More…December 17, 2020
Branson three space flights away from heading into the “great unknown”
Virgin Galactic’s test flight program suffered a setback last weekend after the rocket’s engine failed to fire up to propel VSS Unity into space.
Read More…July 29, 2020
First images of what Virgin’s commercial astronauts will experience in space
Sir Richard Branson’s space travel company Virgin Galactic has revealed the cabin interior design for its maiden SpaceshipTwo vehicle, VSS Unity, for the first time.
Read More…February 21, 2020
“The next step in the dream” says CEO George Whitesides
Virgin Galactic has completed another vital step on its path to commercial service, relocating SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, to its commercial headquarters at Spaceport America’s Gateway to Space building. VSS Unity, attached to the carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, made the journey from Mojave, California, where the company’s manufacturing facilities are based, where it was greeted by an enthusiastic group of teammates who will operate the spaceship in New Mexico.
Read More…September 20, 2019
Next SpaceShipTwo moves a step closer to testing
A few milestones were achieved this week at Virgin Galactic, which has bonded the fuselage and cabin of its next spaceship to the completed wing assembly.
Read More…December 14, 2018
“Unity, welcome to space”
History has been made and a long-anticipated dream realised in Mojave, California, as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, landed from her maiden spaceflight to cheers from Richard Branson and the teams from Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company.
Read More…August 1, 2018
VSS Unity tops Mach 2.4 into the “Ignorosphere”
Virgin Galactic test pilots broke Mach 2 late last week, as VSS Unity took her third rocket-powered supersonic outing in less than four months. After a clean release from carrier aircraft VMS Eve at 14,173 metres, pilots Dave Mackay and Mike “Sooch” Masucci lit the spaceship’s rocket motor, before pulling up into a near vertical climb and powering towards the black sky at 2.47 times the speed of sound.
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