Update for Oct. 5: This story was updated at 4 p.m. ET (2000 GMT) with comments from a Virgin Galactic representative concerning launch time. Virgin Galactic is keeping pace with the company's monthly ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.’s VSS Unity spacecraft made its fully crewed return to space Thursday, the company’s first crewed mission in almost two years. The spaceflight company’s VMS Eve mother ...

The company wants it to mark a new era of space flight being easily accessible. Virgin Galactic launched its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane called VSS Unity Thursday.

The impressive flight cadence of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane won't last much longer. Unity flew for the sixth time in as many months last week, carrying two research scientists and another ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity lands at Spaceport America Oct. 6 at the end of the Galactic 04 mission. Credit: Spaceport America WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said it will lay off staff and cut expenses ...

Rocket boosters are better for orbital spaceflights as compared to planes, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday, hours after Richard Branson‘s Virgin Galactic Holdings SPCE took tourists to the edge ...

This photo released by Virgin Galactic shows a view of Earth from Virgin Galactic's rocket plane as it reaches an altitude of more than 54 miles during a test flight on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Virgin ...

Today marks an exciting milestone in our shared quest to open space to change the world for good. For the first time, a spaceship built by our manufacturing arm, The Spaceship Company, and operated by ...

Virgin Galactic’s seventh commercial research mission took off out of New Mexico on Saturday, its last before the company retires its VSS Unity spaceplane. The commercial spacecraft embarked on ...

Virgin Galactic is finally on the cusp of launching its space tourism business. After a late start, the company has completed its last VSS Unity flight test before commercial service starts. The Unity ...

SIERRA COUNTY, N.M. —Virgin Galactic launched its spaceship, Unity, Saturday morning at Spaceport America. It’s the company’s twelfth flight, and the last one scheduled for this year. KOB 4 introduces ...