In late 2023, I flew in space. But I didn't fly as a NASA astronaut or a space tourist. Instead, I flew on a training and research mission aboard a Virgin Galactic spaceplane for my company, the ...

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers ...

Colin Bennett looks down at Earth from VSS Unity. Image credit: Virgin Galactic. A mother-daughter duo from Antigua and Barbuda who won their tickets in a sweepstakes and an 80-year-old former ...

virgin galactic's space plane vss unity soars above the new mexican desert during a test flight Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo vehicle will carry four passengers on its inaugural commercial flight ...

Update for 12:20 p.m. ET, June 29: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane, VSS Unity has successfully landed, completing the company's first commercial spaceflight. See more images, video and read ...

After Richard Branson delivered some inspiring words from his seat aboard SpaceShipTwo Unity, he unbuckled himself and started to float around the vehicle’s cabin along with three other Virgin ...

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It appears Virgin Galactic is looking to ramp up its commercial space services, placing orders for two more WhiteKnightTwo motherships from Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Services to support the air ...

Virgin Galactic said the FAA, or Federal Aviation Administration, has already lifted its spaceflight suspension for the space exploration firm after its SpaceShipTwo faced a safety investigation.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has been cleared to fly again by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration following a probe into a mishap during its July spaceflight, the company announced Wednesday.

FAA investigators were looking into anomalies that occurred during the July flight that took billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space. Reading time 3 minutes The Federal Aviation ...

For future flights, the space tourism company will have to keep in closer contact with the FAA. For future flights, the space tourism company will have to keep in closer contact with the FAA. Virgin ...