Space Tourism Experience Extraterrestrial Elegance: Virgin Galactic's Delta Breaks New Ground in Space Tourism In a bold move that reshapes the horizons of travel, Virgin Galactic has unveiled their next-gen creation – the Delta Spacecraft. This marvel of modern engineering and innovation is set to redefine what luxury tourism means, as it takes the experience beyond Earth’s confines and into the vastness of space.
space Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Completes Its Fourth Commercial Spaceflight Mission The suborbital flight reached an altitude of approximately 54.3 miles before making a graceful glide back to a runway landing at Spaceport America. This successful mission reaffirms Virgin Galactic's ability to conduct repeatable spaceflight operations.
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 Virgin Galactic Will Build a New Spaceship Factory in Arizona The facility is expected to be fully operational by the end of 2023. It is expected that it will be able to assemble up to six spaceships annually.
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.
