Want to See Inside a Spaceship? Virgin Unwraps SpaceShipTwo Interior on July 28
3 Jul 2020, 15:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic to show a detailed look at the interior of the SpaceShipTwo meant for civilian trips to space at the end of the month
Virgin Spaceship Flies for Three Hours Attached to Carrier Plane
17 Feb 2020, 15:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Carrier plane VMS Eve helps the VSS Unity reach its new home in the New Mexico desert, the aptly named Spaceport America
Second Virgin Spaceship Can Now Carry Its Own Weight
9 Jan 2020, 16:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The yet unnamed craft deployed its main landing gear for the first time and the ship is now capable of supporting its own weight
The Fuselage of Virgin’s New Spaceship Gets One of Its Tanks
3 Dec 2019, 12:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic announced the second spaceship in its lineup has received the Main Oxidiser Tank (MOT) at the beginning of December
Virgin Galactic Now Trains Civilians to Fly to Space
17 Nov 2019, 08:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin says it first customers, who had to pay around $250,000 for a ticket to space, have already been through “a number of flight preparation activities,”
This Is Richard Branson Wearing a Blue Under Armour Spacesuit
18 Oct 2019, 14:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The collection revealed this week comprises a base layer, spacesuit, footwear, training suit, and limited edition astronaut jacket
This Is Virgin Galactic’s Second Spaceship
18 Sep 2019, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Just like the Unity, the new and still-unnamed ship will launch horizontally at 50,000 feet (15 km) from the underbelly of a two-bodied carrier aircraft
Virgin Galactic Shows Interior of Its Insane American Spaceport
18 Aug 2019, 10:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Last week, Virgin Galactic's VMS Eve arrived at Spaceport America, company publishes first interior images of the facility
Virgin Galactic Now Working on Second Spaceship
1 Aug 2019, 15:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic says it completed the systems installation and main structure build of the wing of their second - or third - spaceship
Virgin Galactic Moving Staff and Spaceships to Spaceport America in New Mexico
13 May 2019, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson says the comapny will begin operations at the New Mexico Spaceport America this summer
Virgin Galactic Astronaut Becomes First Woman to Get Commercial Astronaut Wings
10 Apr 2019, 15:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic astronauts, including chief instructor Beth Moses received the Commercial Astronaut Wings from the Federal Aviation Administration
Virgin Galactic Flies to Space Again, Breaks Down Barriers
25 Feb 2019, 14:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, is the first to float freely in space onboard a commercial spaceship
Virgin Galactic Readies for New Supersonic Flight with NASA Payloads On Board
20 Feb 2019, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This fifth powered flight will be close to a full commercial weight, as the Unity will be carrying NASA Flight Opportunity program research payloads
VSS Unity’s Rocket Motor Enters the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
11 Feb 2019, 12:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The CTN used on VSS Unity has a weight of 3,000 pounds and generates 320 kN of thrust, along with a burn duration of 60 seconds
Under Armour to Make Spacesuits for Virgin Galactic Astronauts
25 Jan 2019, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic said Under Armour has been tasked with creating the space wear needed for the company’s passengers and pilots
Virgin Galactic Makes It to Space, Rich Average Joes to Follow
14 Dec 2018, 14:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane reached an altitude of 51.4 miles (82.7 km) during a test flight on Thursday, marking the ships first outing to space
Virgin Galactic First Flight to Space Imminent
12 Dec 2018, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Flight will test new limits for altitude, air speed, loads, and thermal heating and it might also reach space for the first time
Virgin Galactic to Fly to Space by Christmas
3 Dec 2018, 10:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic's pilots plan to take the VSS Unity ship in its first trip to space by sometime before Christmas
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Breaks Mach 2, Reaches Mesosphere for the First Time
30 Jul 2018, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new test flight of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity saw the vehicle rise 170,800 feet at apogee, reaching the Earth's Mesosphere.
Video Shows Richard Branson’s VSS Unity During Test Flight
31 May 2018, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The second StarShipTwo, VSS Unity, is currently undergoing testing and on Monday it successfully completed its second powered flight.