Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo model, the VSS Unity built by Scaled Composites, was dropped from the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo at 50,000 feet for its seventh glide test today.

The VSS Unity, one of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo models, launched from Spaceport American in New Mexico on Saturday, May 22. VSS Unity is carried to altitude by a mothership, VMS Eve, from ...

18 May 2023, 18:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic announced this week the final test flight of the Unity spaceship will likely take place on May 25, with June to bring about the ...

Virgin Galactic is also working to build a second SpaceShip III model dubbed the VSS Inspire ahead of a planned test flight for the VSS Unity, its earlier ship, that’s slated to take off in May.

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity took once again to the skies on April 26 for a glide test. The next step will be a test flight in space ahead of launching commercial service, officials said.

The VSS Unity space plane landed back at Spaceport America at 11:41 a.m. EDT (1541 GMT), marking only its seventh commercial spaceflight for Virgin Galactic and 12th crewed spaceflight overall.

The 'VSS Unity' carried the first mother-daughter astronaut duo and first former Olympian to suborbital space. By Andrew Paul. Published Aug 10, 2023 11:35 AM EDT.

Virgin Galactic launched its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane called VSS Unity Thursday. The ship carried four people and launched around 11:00 a.m. ET, which was ...

It marked Virgin's VSS Unity spaceplane's final commercial flight as the company is now producing its fourth-generation spaceships expected to enter commercial service in 2026, ...

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 ...

In this Feb. 13, 2020, file photo, Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity departs Mojave Air & Space Port in Mojave, Calif., for the final time as Virgin Galactic shifts its spaceflight operations to New Mexico.