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Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
ArticleVirgin Galactic says it remains on schedule to complete development of its next-generation suborbital spaceplane and begin commercial flights before the end...
ArticlePurdue University will conduct a dedicated suborbital research flight with Virgin Galactic in 2027 carrying a professor, student and alumni. The post Purdue...
ArticleVSS Unity was a good suborbital spaceship. But Virgin Galactic needs a great suborbital spaceship.
ArticleThis is a bold bet on the future, but it's by no means a certain one.
ArticleVirgin Galactic flew the last commercial flight of Virgin SpaceShip (VSS) Unity yesterday. Future suborbital trips will have to wait until the new Delta-clas...
ArticleVirgin Galactic’s Flys Final VSS Unity Commercial Mission
ArticleVirgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane conducted its final commercial mission June 8, taking a Turkish researcher and three private astronauts on a suborbita...
ArticleThere were two high-profile missions scheduled this week after a challenging weekend that saw the scrub of another attempt to launch the first crewed Starlin...
ArticleVirgin Galactic Prepares For Final Unity Flight, Delays New Mothership, Reveals Updated Ops Strategy
ArticleVirgin Galactic says it does not expect an investigation into an issue on its most recent suborbital launch to delay its next one as it turns its focus to a...
Article"The FAA is overseeing the Virgin Galactic-led mishap investigation."
ArticleVirgin Galactic said Feb. 5 it is investigating why a pin fell from the aircraft used by its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane on its most recent flight last m...
ArticleVirgin Galactic conducted its first suborbital mission of 2024 on Jan. 26 as the company prepares end flights of its current spaceplane.
ArticleVirgin Galactic has revealed in its latest earning call its decision to decrease the frequency of flights for its current suborbital vehicle, VSS Unity, with...
ArticleVirgin Galactic plans to pause spaceflight operations next year to focus resources on developing its next-generation Delta-class spacecraft, the company anno...
ArticleVirgin Galactic completed its sixth and final suborbital spaceflight of the year Nov. 2, flying two researchers and a private astronaut.
ArticleVirgin Galactic will conclude its schedule of suborbital spaceflights this year with a mission in early November whose crew will include a longtime advocate...
ArticleVirgin Galactic has completed its fourth commercial mission, continuing its monthly commercial suborbital spaceflights mission.
ArticleVirgin Galactic continued its monthly cadence of commercial suborbital spaceflights Oct. 6, carrying three customers that included the first person from Paki...
ArticleUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) is about to fly only its second Atlas V of 2023, as Amazon’s subsidiary Kuiper Systems LLC is finally about to place its first K...
ArticleIn a mission cloaked in secrecy akin to the classified operations of national security endeavors, Virgin Galactic successfully completed its third commercial...
ArticleVirgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with three private astronauts on board.
Article"I don't think I'll run out of people who are willing to fly the spaceship any time soon."
Article"The new Delta class will be designed for much cheaper operations."
ArticleAfter nearly two decades of anticipation, Virgin Galactic achieved a significant milestone today by successfully sending its first private astronaut customer...
ArticleVirgin Galactic has successfully completed its first all-civilian flight this morning, carrying three civilians and three crew members to space aboard their...
ArticleVirgin Galactic took its first private astronaut customers on a suborbital spaceflight Aug. 10, nearly two decades after it started selling tickets.
ArticleVirgin Galactic flew its second commercial spaceflight on Thursday, its first carrying private-paying tourists.
ArticleIt must be a magical moment to float freely above the world.
ArticleIt’s a busy week in spaceflight, especially for Russia. The week of Aug. 7 following through to Aug. 13 has seen Russia launch two missions to space, includi...
ArticleVirgin Galactic reported second-quarter losses on Tuesday that were slightly wider the year-ago period, as the space tourism company pushes on toward flying...
ArticleVirgin Galactic is preparing to launch its send commercial mission, Galactic-02, and now we know who will be on board!
ArticleRichard Branson’s Virgin Galactic finally launched its first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight today. Galactic-01 took four Italians and two Americans across th...
ArticleAfter nearly two decades of development, Virgin Galactic conducted its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight June 29.
ArticleVirgin Galactic is set to conduct its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight June 29, one that will demonstrate the readiness of the vehicle fo...
ArticleFour launches are planned for the week of June 24 to July 1. The Russians opened the launches, with a Meteor weather satellite riding a Soyuz rocket on Tuesd...
