Space Virgin Galactic Continues Pioneering Path with 'Galactic 03' Space Tourist Flight Launching from Spaceport America in New Mexico, Virgin’s VSS Unity spaceplane, tethered to the VMS Eve mothership aircraft, ignited its hybrid rocket motor after being released by Eve, reaching a zenith of around 88.5 kilometers.
Space Virgin Galactic Completes Its First Commercial Spaceflight The crew on board included three Virgin Galactic crew members as well as three members of the Italian Air Force as paying customers. Additionally, there were 13 research payloads on board, allowing the crew to conduct various scientific experiments.
Space Virgin Galactic Announces Its First Commercial Flight to Space Billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced that a test flight of four crew members will take place in May, and the first commercial flight is scheduled for late June 2023.
Space Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy The announcement comes just days after the company said it would pause operations and lay off nearly all of its workforce. Impacted employees will reportedly receive severance packages.
Space Virgin Galactic Postpones Commercial Suborbital Space Flights to 2023 In the first-quarter earnings release from May 5, the company announced plans to begin commercial flights of its VSS Unity spaceplane in Q1 of 2023 after completing upgrades of the vehicle and VMS Eve, its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft.
Space Virgin Galactic Is Selling Tickets to Space for $450,000 During the 90-minute journey, space tourists will enjoy several minutes of out-of-seat weightlessness and breath-taking views of Earth from the 17 windows of the spaceship.
