This was Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity's last flight. Six passengers and crew flew to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km).

Former NASA flight director Mike Moses, who oversaw the final space shuttle missions, now leads development of Virgin Galactic's Delta-class spacecraft. Delta-class rocket planes are expected to begin ...

A Southwest Research Institute scientist and former NASA associate administrator is set to go to space soon aboard the Virgin Galactic spaceship VSS Unity. Alan Stern, a planetary scientist and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Virgin Galactic shared an awe-inspiring video from the final flight of its VSS Unity spaceplane.

Shares of aerospace and space travel company Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) are in focus as the stock begins trading on a split-adjusted basis today. SPCE announced a 1-for-20 reverse stock split last ...

The allure of space travel has captivated humanity for centuries, and Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) is leading the charge in making that dream a reality. This aerospace and space tourism company is ...

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 (NYSE:SPCE) took tourists to ...

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 ...

Three private citizens launched into space and landed safely back on Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft, completing the company’s second spaceflight of 2024 and 12 missions to date. Virgin ...

Virgin Galactic’s first operational spaceship, VSS Unity, carried four passengers and nine research experiments into suborbital space and back on June 8, bringing an end to the company’s commercial ...

It’s almost time for VSS Unity to stand down. The spaceship’s last commercial flight out of Spaceport America is Saturday. Then, it’ll be all hands on deck for spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to ...