Photo of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane, with the curve of Earth and the blackness of space in the background. Virgin Galactic will livestream its first commercial spaceflight for free, 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.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson returned from his first space flight on Sunday, touching down on Earth after a quick trip to the edge of space via the VSS Unity space plane. The spaceflight ...

The impressive flight cadence of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane won't last much longer. Unity flew for the sixth time in as many months last week, carrying two research scientists and another ...

The sky over the Spaceport America in southern New Mexico was afire with lightning last night. The storm was sufficiently fierce to postpone Virgin Galactic’s planned rollout of its twin airships, ...

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson almost, but not quite, flew into space today as a passenger aboard the privately built and operated Virgin Galactic spaceplane, VSS Unity, which took off from ...

Planetary scientist Alan Stern, who spearheaded NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, enjoyed a spaceflight of his own Thursday, soaring to the edge of space and back aboard Virgin Galactic's winged ...

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of the Space Systems Command, said Sept. 21 during a panel discussion at the Air Force Association’s Air Space & Cyber conference . NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The U.S.

It’s the first of four spaceflights the company has planned this year. It’s the first of four spaceflights the company has planned this year. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic completed its first ...

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of Space Systems Command, speaks Feb. 23, 2022, at the National Security Space Association's Defense and Intelligence Space Conference. CHANTILLY, Va. — Claire ...