Virgin Orbit officially shutters its space launch operationsIn the end, only four of its six attempts ended with satellites in orbit.By A. Tarantola, 03.30.2023
Virgin Orbit clarifies the cause behind its 'Start Me Up' mission's failure to reach orbitThe anomaly that aborted the attempt has been identified as a 'premature shutdown of first burn of second stage.'By A. Tarantola, 01.12.2023
In 2021, billionaires headed to the starsUnfortunately, they all came back 30 minutes later.By A. Tarantola, 12.20.2021
The FAA will give Bezos and Branson its last astronaut wingsYou know what, keep 'em. By A. Menegus, 12.10.2021
Virgin Galactic delays the start of its paid spaceflights to the end of 2022Unity 23 won't fly until mid-2022 at the earliest.By I. Bonifacic, 10.14.2021
Virgin Galactic cleared to fly again following FAA investigationThe FAA accepted the company's proposal to expand its protected airspace.By S. Dent, 09.30.2021
Virgin Galactic's 'Unity 23' flight will be its first for commercial researchThe space launch company will shuttle Italian Air Force members into orbit.By A. Tarantola, 09.02.2021
FAA opens probe into anomaly on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceflightThe company's spacecraft flew out of its designated airspace for a minute.By M. Moon, 09.02.2021
Engadget Podcast: Billionaires in space, Windows in the cloudAnd more updates from beta software land.By C. Low, 07.16.2021
Can Richard Branson really call himself an astronaut after Sunday's Virgin Galactic flight?Dude didn't even make it to the Karman line.By A. Tarantola, 07.15.2021
Elon Musk booked a trip to space with Virgin GalacticMusk and Branson aren't the bitter rivals you might expect.By J. Fingas, 07.12.2021
Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson complete first fully crewed spaceflightIt's a huge milestone for the company.By J. Fingas, 07.11.2021
Watch Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flight here at 10:30AM ET (updated)Tune it to catch the Unity 22 mission. By I. Bonifacic, 07.11.2021
Blue Origin throws shade at Virgin Galactic before Richard Branson's flightVirgin Galactic scheduled Branson's flight before Jeff Bezos'.By M. Moon, 07.10.2021
Virgin Galactic plans to send Richard Branson to space on July 11thThe company founder will be evaluating the commercial space trip experience. By M. Moon, 07.01.2021
Virgin Galactic's last round of SpaceShipTwo tests begins October 22ndIt plans to fly Sir Richard Branson to space after these tests are done.By J. Fingas, 09.06.2020
Virgin Orbit plans to send cubesats to Mars as early as 2022It would be the first private company to reach the Red Planet.By C. Fisher, 10.09.2019
Virgin Galactic sends its first passenger to the edge of spaceThat’s good news for the 600 people waiting for a ride.By C. Fisher, 02.22.2019