Virgin Galactic has grounded its current space tourism flight after a small part of its mothership unintentionally detached. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has been offering space tourism missions since August 2023.
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. The flight was high above New Mexico in the US in the vehicle that his company has been developing for 17 years.
Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space plane has conducted the first of three key test flights that should enable it to enter commercial service. Sir Richard has some 600 paying customers waiting to take the same ride.
Virgin Galactic has reached another milestone in their fight test program. The flight took place on February 22nd and three people in the crew spent several weightless minutes aboard the spacecraft.
Virgin Galactic has been saying for some time that it will reach outer space this year, and on Thursday it came the closest it has ever gotten.
VSS Unity’s second successful, supersonic, rocket powered test flight. This is the second flight in two months for VSS Unity and it is getting very close to the final goal.
Though just a test, it’s an important milestone for the Richard Branson-led company, which aims to eventually offer suborbital flights to space tourists.
Anchored to a carrier aircraft, Virgin SpaceShip Unity takes to the skies in Mojave, Calif.
Virgin Spaceship Unity, set to begin test flights next month, includes a very special nod to the theoretical physicist.
Virgin Galactic isn't giving up: in the company's biggest announcement since the tragedy, it's unveiled VSS Unity - a spacecraft it says will open up access to space for everyone.
