virgin galactic's space plane vss unity soars above the new mexican desert during a test flight Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo vehicle will carry four passengers on its inaugural commercial flight ...

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity performs a burn during July 11 flight. Credit: Virgin Galactic LOMPOC, Calif. — The Federal Aviation Administration will not allow Virgin Galactic to resume flights of its ...

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, VSS Unity, attached to its VMS Eve mothership ahead of its June 29 flight. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic ...

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo may not fly again until it has government approval, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA made the announcement Thursday, a day after reports emerged that ...

A space tourism rocket broke apart in flight over California's Mojave Desert after a device to slow the experimental spaceship's descent deployed too soon, federal investigators have determined.

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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has been cleared to fly again by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration following a probe into a mishap during its July spaceflight, the company announced Wednesday.

Today, Virgin Galactic conducted its fifth powered test flight and second space flight of its commercial SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity. Please find reporting materials below for news coverage and multimedia ...

MOJAVE, Calif. — Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight Sunday, marking another step in the company’s eventual plans to fly paying ...

We’ve seen Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo both inside and out, and now you can actually plunk down $1.76 million for a ride in it, blasting you and five of your closest friends 63 miles into space.