Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle glides back to Spaceport America after its Galactic 01 suborbital flight June 29. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust Updated 4:40 p.m. Eastern with ...

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, VSS Unity, on the Unity 25 test flight May 25. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic announced June 15 that it plans to conduct the ...

Virgin Galactic’s next flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity suborbital passenger ship will be delayed while the company investigates a potential issue with a supplier-provided component for the flight ...

A smooth flight is key to the company's ambitious plans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Update for 12:20 p.m. ET, June 29: ...

The day for the first solo flight of SpaceShipTwo—the first commercial suborbital tourism aircraft—is getting closer. Here, its crew is testing it for the first time. It’s still docked to its ...

When Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane shattered above California's Mojave Desert on Friday, it led to the first in-flight fatality associated with a commercial space effort. The rocket ...

Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space ...

Space tourism rocket marks another step in Virgin Galactic’s flight plans. MOJAVE, Calif. — Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight Sunday, marking ...

Update for 12:20 p.m. ET, June 29: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane, VSS Unity has successfully landed, completing the company's first commercial spaceflight. See more images, video and read ...