Virgin Galactic Preps Fifth Private Spaceflight, Science Influencer on Board
20 Oct 2023, 09:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Private space company Virgin Galactic says the flight window for its fifth commercial flight opens on November 2, three paying people on board
People Going to Space on Next Virgin Galactic Flight Paid for Tickets in 2005
31 Aug 2023, 06:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Space company Virgin Galactic expects to conduct its third spaceflight in early September, people on board have been waiting for 19 years to take the trip
Virgin Galactic Nails Final Test Flight, Civilians to Flood Space From June
26 May 2023, 14:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Richard Branson's only remaining space company, Virgin Galactic, completed the final test flight before the start of commercial operations
Unity 25 Mission to Open or Close the Door on Expensive, Short Trips to Space on May 25
18 May 2023, 18:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic announced this week the final test flight of the Unity spaceship will likely take place on May 25, with June to bring about the first commercial
Virgin Galactic Plans Crewed Flight for May, Spaceship Is Packed Full of People
9 May 2023, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic announced the crew of Unity25 flight, the final test mission before the start of commercial operations later in June
Virgin Galactic Finds Possible Issue with Its Spaceship, Begins Update Program
15 Oct 2021, 08:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic to begin a vehicle enhancement program for the spaceship and carrier plane, next mission, flight 23, on hold for now
Now That Richard Branson Did It, You Too Can Be a Passenger to Space – For Free
12 Jul 2021, 05:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Branson and Virgin Galactic partner with Omaze to make space accessible for everyone, with a raffle that will see two people board the ship in early 2022
Richard Branson to be Astronaut 001 in Virgin Spaceflight on July 11
2 Jul 2021, 08:15 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, will be Astronaut 001 in a test spaceflight mission aboard VSS Unity. He will launch to space on July 11.
Virgin Galactic Gets Green Light to Fly Customers to the Edge of Space
25 Jun 2021, 17:03 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On June 25th, Virgin Galactic announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave it the approval to fly customers to the edge of space
Watch the Virgin Spaceship Drop From a Plane and Shoot Up to Space Like a Pro
25 May 2021, 13:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over the weekend, Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity completed its third flight, the first from the Spaceport America in New Mexico
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes Off from New Mexico and Reaches Space
24 May 2021, 08:45 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After several delays, Virgin Galactic finally took off to the edge of space on Saturday 22nd from Spaceport America, New Mexico.
Virgin Trying to Reach Space Again on May 22
21 May 2021, 09:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic targets a new flight of the VSS Unity on May 22; if all goes well, the flight will have the same objectives as the failed one in December
Next Virgin Galactic Test Flight Postponed Once More, Coming May at the Earliest
28 Feb 2021, 16:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic still doesn't seem to have gotten to the bottom of a problem VSS Unity experienced back in December, postpones test fllght once more.
Virgin Galactic Going for a New Unity Test Flight After December Failure
6 Feb 2021, 16:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic targeting a new test flight of the Unity spaceship sometime this month, last test conducted in December failed
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Failed to Reach Space
15 Dec 2020, 15:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity failed to reach space during a test on December 12, cause of the incident under investigation
First Astronaut Launch from New Mexico May Happen Next Week
5 Dec 2020, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic now estimates the next launch window for the VSS Unity test flight out of New Mexico will open on December 11
Virgin Galactic New Mexico Space Flight Postponed by Humanity’s Invisible Enemy
22 Nov 2020, 09:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic says it will have to postpone the VSS Unity flight that was scheduled for this month on account of New Mexico restrictions
New Mexico to Launch Its First Astronauts to Space This November
7 Nov 2020, 09:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic gearing up from another test flight of the VSS Unity, crewed flight from Spaceport America to be state's first
Here’s How to Book a Flight to Space
7 Sep 2020, 12:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic is gearing up to start sending tourists to space, with claims that thousands of people have already expressed interest
This Is the Interior of the SpaceShipTwo, and It’s All We’ve Been Hoping For
29 Jul 2020, 11:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic unveils the interior of the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity, six passengers can ride in style to the edge of space.