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Virgin Galactic is finally on the cusp of launching its space tourism business. After a late start, the company has completed its last VSS Unity flight test before commercial service starts. The Unity ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced an ...

Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), likely keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month. Today's mission, known as Unity 25, ...

Virgin Galactic completed its first spaceflight in nearly two years on Thursday. Called Unity 25, the mission represents the company's fifth spaceflight to date and is the first since launching ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. successfully completed the final commercial flight of the space tourism company’s Unity spacecraft Saturday, marking an important milestone for the firm. The Richard ...

Planetary scientist Alan Stern, who spearheaded NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, enjoyed a spaceflight of his own Thursday, soaring to the edge of space and back aboard Virgin Galactic's winged ...

Today marks an exciting milestone in our shared quest to open space to change the world for good. For the first time, a spaceship built by our manufacturing arm, The Spaceship Company, and operated by ...

The sky over the Spaceport America in southern New Mexico was afire with lightning last night. The storm was sufficiently fierce to postpone Virgin Galactic’s planned rollout of its twin airships, ...

The space tourism company says it’s the ‘final assessment’ before its first commercial flight in June. The space tourism company says it’s the ‘final assessment’ before its first commercial flight in ...

Ready for your next big trip? Because this one might be to space. At least that is what Virgin Galactic wants. The company is working on getting its SpaceShipTwo, named VVS Unity, up and running to ...