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.

The space tourism company Virgin Galactic performed its first glide flight test of the VSS Unity on Dec. 3, 2016. Here are the photos from the spaceship's run-up to its first solo flight. THIS PHOTO: ...

SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity has safely and successfully completed her first supersonic, rocket-powered flight. After two years of extensive ground and atmospheric testing, the passing of this milestone ...

This morning, Virgin Galactic conducted the second powered flight test of its spaceplane, the VSS Unity, over the Mojave Desert just 54 days after the company ignited the vehicle’s engine for the ...

VSS Unity, attached to its VMS Eve mothership aircraft, takes off from Spaceport America June 8 on the Galactic 07 suborbital spaceflight. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff Foust Updated 6:15 p.m. Eastern with ...

When Virgin Galactic sends its SpaceShipTwo spaceliner on a test flight, it's a pretty safe bet to expect a polished video recap of the mission. And that's exactly what the private spaceflight company ...

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 ...

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M.—Early July 11, billionaire Richard Branson and five other crewmates briefly launched into space for the first fully crewed spaceflight of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo ...

Virgin Galactic has announced a new window for the next test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity. The window will open on February 13 with opportunities to fly throughout February, the company said, ...

Virgin Galactic has announced that their Virgin Galactic VSS Unity has completed its first rocket-powered supersonic flight. The company has been working towards this over the last two years and the ...