Virgin Galactic blasts into commercial service with Galactic 01 flight

After years of setbacks, Virgin Galactic has completed its first commercial flight that saw it carry 13 research payloads and three passengers from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy to the edge of space.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading Virgin Galactic blasts into commercial service with Galactic 01 flight

Virgin Galactic to up launch rate with two more WhiteKnightTwo motherships

It appears Virgin Galactic is looking to ramp up its commercial space services, placing orders for two more WhiteKnightTwo motherships from Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Services to support the air launch of Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo spaceplane.Continue … Continue reading Virgin Galactic to up launch rate with two more WhiteKnightTwo motherships

Revised FAA rules put Branson and Bezos’ astronaut wings in doubt

Are Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos astronauts? Though both billionaires flew to at least the edge of space, they may not qualify for official astronaut wings. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released revised rules for its Commercial Sp… Continue reading Revised FAA rules put Branson and Bezos’ astronaut wings in doubt

Sir Richard Branson (almost) flies into space on VSS Unity

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson almost, but not quite, flew into space today as a passenger aboard the privately built and operated Virgin Galactic spaceplane, VSS Unity, which took off from Spaceport America, New Mexico at about 10:30 am EDT.C… Continue reading Sir Richard Branson (almost) flies into space on VSS Unity

Virgin Galactic set to carry first passengers into space this month

Virgin Galactic is set to carry passengers into space on its spaceplane VSS Unity for the first time later this month. The flight window for the Unity 22 mission, which will consist of two pilots and four mission specialists, one of whom is Virgin Gala… Continue reading Virgin Galactic set to carry first passengers into space this month