This was Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity's last flight. Six passengers and crew flew to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km).

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Virgin Galactic shared an awe-inspiring video from the final flight of its VSS Unity spaceplane.

SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity has safely and successfully completed her first supersonic, rocket-powered flight. After two years of extensive ground and atmospheric testing, the passing of this milestone ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo spacecraft successfully completed its first spaceflight from New Mexico's Spaceport America over the weekend. On Monday investors piled into the stock, lifting ...

Today marks an exciting milestone in our shared quest to open space to change the world for good. For the first time, a spaceship built by our manufacturing arm, The Spaceship Company, and operated by ...

Virgin Galactic announced that May 25 will mark the opening for its Unity 25 mission, and Spaceport America, located in New Mexico, will serve as its launch site, according to a press release from the ...

Space tourism really is the hot topic among billionaires nowadays, and some of them are getting closer to making it a reality. On Saturday, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic made room for itself in ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity lands at Spaceport America Oct. 6 at the end of the Galactic 04 mission. Credit: Spaceport America WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic continued its monthly cadence of commercial ...

After almost two years of grounding the spacecraft for its development and flight readiness, the VSS Unity has recently completed its glide test on Spaceport America that marks its return for future ...

Virgin Galactic's spaceplane is back in flight after two years on the ground. The VSS Unity spacecraft from Virgin Galactic performed a nine-minute test glide over New Mexico's Spaceport America on ...