SpaceNews

Virgin Galactic conducts final VSS Unity commercial suborbital spaceflight

VSS Unity, attached to its VMS Eve mothership aircraft, takes off from Spaceport America June 8 on the Galactic 07 suborbital spaceflight. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust Updated 6:15 p.m. Eastern with ...
Space.com

Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity space plane on final suborbital spaceflight with crew of 6 (photos, video)

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Engadget

Virgin Galactic completes its final VSS Unity flight test before space tourism debut

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 ...
SpaceNews

Virgin Galactic launches four private astronauts as it prepares to end Unity flights

Virgin Galactic’s VSS unity suborbital spaceplane lands at Spaceport America at the conclusion of the Galactic 06 flight Jan 26. Credit: Spaceport America WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic conducted its ...
Geeky Gadgets

Virgin Galactic VSS Unity Completes First Supersonic Rocket Powered Flight (Video)

Virgin Galactic has announced that their Virgin Galactic VSS Unity has completed its first rocket-powered supersonic flight. The company has been working towards this over the last two years and the ...
Deccan Chronicle

VSS Unity spaceship goes supersonic in its first flight

Virgin Galactic’s new spaceship climbed at supersonic speed over California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday in the company’s first powered flight since the fatal crash of its original rocketship in 2014.