SpaceShipTwo is released from its WhiteKnightTwo aircraft during a June 25 glide test in New Mexico. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will attempt its next SpaceShipTwo suborbital ...

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo experienced an “in-flight anomaly” shortly after takeoff this morning. The suborbital space plane was conducting its first rocket- powered test-flight since January.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Virgin Galactic will postpone a SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight that had been scheduled for this month, electing to instead immediately begin an extended maintenance period for ...

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Virgin Galactic unveiled VSS Unity, their second SpaceShipTwo model, emphasizing extensive safety testing before its undisclosed flight schedule begins. VSS Unity replaces the spacecraft lost in a ...

Now that SpaceX re-opened the doors to crewed space launches from American soil, we’re looking forward to seeing how space exploration will shape up in the coming years. But Elon Musk’s company is for ...

Virgin Galactic is poised to launch the SpaceShipTwo as early as Saturday on a milestone powered flight test following a month-long delay due to COVID-19 restrictions in New Mexico. The company hopes ...

Virgin Galactic conducted its first successful suborbital flight of its SpaceShipTwo, designated Unity 25, in May 2023 carrying six people aboard. That allowed the American spaceflight company founded ...