Virgin Galactic launches high-stakes flight carrying passengers to …
WEBMay 25, 2023 · The company’s space plane, VSS Unity, carried two pilots and a crew of four Virgin Galactic employees on the Thursday test flight, which took off from a runway in New Mexico around 11:15 a.m....
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson to space in 1st fully …
WEBJul 11, 2021 · The SpaceShipTwo vehicle, named VSS Unity, made a successful, crewed suborbital test flight to 282,000 feet (86 kilometers) above Earth's surface before gliding back down to Spaceport America...
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson successfully rockets to outer space
WEBJul 11, 2021 · Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New...
Space Perspective's Space Balloon Completed Its First Full Test Flight
WEB4 days ago · Space Perspective made the first successful full test of its 700-foot-long space balloon and eight-person capsule on Sunday. The hydrogen-filled balloon and capsule rose 100,000 feet to the edge ...
Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic complete successful space flight
WEBJul 12, 2021 · Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson rocketed into space Sunday, an edge-of-the-seat sub-orbital test flight intended to demonstrate his company's air-launched spaceplane is ready for passengers...
Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes start of commercial ...
WEBMay 25, 2023 · Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month.
Virgin Galactic makes key spaceflight test before starting …
WEBWASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - A spaceplane from Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N) reached the edge of space on Thursday carrying a crew of six, making its first spaceflight test in nearly two years as...
‘SpaceBalloon’ Lifts Off in Stratospheric Test Flight
WEB3 days ago · Space Perspective’s vessel for stratospheric sightseeing took to the skies under a massive balloon in an eye-popping test flight. ... 2,000 cubic feet of space, enough for eight passengers plus ...
Virgin Galactic rocket test brings space tourism a step closer - CNN
WEBJul 27, 2018 · Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic project completes a rocket-powered test flight in California, bringing space tourism one step closer – for the ultrawealthy at least.
Highlights From Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Flight
WEBJul 11, 2021 · The Virgin Galactic space plane Unity landed safely in New Mexico on Sunday morning after a trip meant to make human spaceflight seem unexceptional.
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