virgin galactic

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight a success — 15 years after original date for launch

    Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight a success — 15 years after original date for launch Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. sent paying customers to the edge of space for the first time, a milestone for the Richard Branson-founded company almost two decades in the making. The VSS Unity craft...
  3. Jan

    Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight gets launch date

    First commercial Virgin Galactic flight gets launch date Virgin Galactic has set a target date of 29 June 2023 as the launch date for its first commercial spaceflight — Galactic 01. The first flight will carry three Italian Air Force and National Research Council members, who will conduct...
  4. Jan

    Virgin Galactic targets 25 May for final VSS Unity flight test before beginning tourist trips

    Virgin Galactic set for last VSS Unity test before launching space tourist trips Virgin Galactic says its final VSS Unity flight test could launch on Thursday, 25 May 2023, with specialist training starting three days prior. The test will see the Unity 25 crew make a final assessment of the...
  5. Jan

    Virgin Galactic launches founder Richard Branson into space and brings him safely home

    Richard Branson becomes astronaut aboard his own space ship Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has launched into space aboard a spacecraft developed by his own company, Virgin Galactic. The Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. space plane carrying company founder Richard Branson and five employees...
  6. Kevin Lancaster

    Virgin Galactic gets Spaceship licence

    Virgin Galactic gets Spaceship licence The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation has awarded Virgin Galactic an operator licence for SpaceShipTwo.
  7. Kevin Lancaster

    Virgin Galactic to resume test flights

    Virgin Galactic to resume test flights Virgin Galactic is set to resume test flights in a new spaceship next month.
  8. Kevin Lancaster

    Expert warned Virgin about space flight disaster

    Expert warned Virgin about space flight disaster A rocket science safety expert on Sunday said Virgin Galactic “ignored” safety warnings in the years leading up to the deadly crash of its spacecraft in California
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    Virgin Galactic space flight delayed, again

    Virgin Galactic space flight delayed, again Virgin Galactic has again pushed back its timeline for launching space-tourism flights from southern New Mexico’s Spaceport America
  10. jes

    Virgin Galactic space flights cleared for operation

    Virgin Galactic space flights cleared for operation US aviation authorities to let Virgin Galactic blast paying customers into space
  11. jes

    Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight

    Virgin Galactic spaceship makes 1st powered flight Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo made its first powered flight, breaking the sound barrier in a test over the Mojave Desert
  12. jes

    Virgin Galactic marks first solo glide flight

    Virgin Galactic marks first solo glide flight 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 passengers.
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