Virgin Galactic completes its final VSS Unity flight test before space tourism debutThe company is finally close to serving real customers.By J. Fingas, 05.25.2023
Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson complete first fully crewed spaceflightIt's a huge milestone for the company.By J. Fingas, 07.11.2021
Virgin Galactic receives FAA approval to take passengers into spaceIt still has several development tests to complete before tourist flights commence in 2022.By S. Shah, 06.25.2021
Virgin Galactic completes rocket-powered test flight after months of delaysThe company is finally edging closer to its space tourism goal.By J. Fingas, 05.22.2021
Virgin Galactic's next rocket-powered test flight confirmed for May 22ndIt will be crewed by two pilots and carry research payloads for NASA. By S. Dent, 05.20.2021
Virgin Galactic may attempt a rocket-powered test flight next weekIt's the first rocket-powered Unity test from its new Spaceport America New Mexico base.By S. Dent, 12.02.2020
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 Galactic's SpaceShipTwo completes a second 'glide test'Now the company is preparing for powered flight.By R. Lawler, 06.26.2020
Virgin Galactic's spaceship flies from its new home base for the first timeSpaceport America is finally being used for its intended purpose.By J. Fingas, 05.01.2020
Virgin Galactic is moving its spaceship and crew to Spaceport AmericaThat apparently means the company is nearly ready to take passengers to the edge of space.By M. Moon, 05.11.2019