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Virgin Galactic conducts final VSS Unity commercial suborbital spaceflight

Updated 6:15 p.m. Eastern with comments from post-flight press conference. SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane conducted its final commercial mission June...

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Inland spaceports seek ways to host orbital launches

ORLANDO, Fla. — With congestion growing at the nation’s major launch sites in California and Florida, operators of inland spaceports are seeking creative ways...

Virgin Galactic launches four private astronauts as it prepares to end Unity flights

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic conducted its first suborbital mission of 2024 on Jan. 26 as the company prepares end flights of its current spaceplane. The...

Virgin Galactic carries researchers on fifth commercial suborbital flight

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic completed its sixth and final suborbital spaceflight of the year Nov. 2, flying two researchers and a private astronaut. The...

Pathways to the Stars: Creating a talent pipeline in New Mexico

Charlie Hurley spent most of his career in college athletics. Before applying for a Spaceport America public information officer job, the former New Mexico...

Astrobotic resumes flights of Xodiac suborbital vehicle

WASHINGTON — A year after acquiring the assets of Masten Space Systems, Astrobotic has resumed flights of that company’s suborbital vehicle and plans to...

Virgin Galactic launches it’s first commercial flight to space

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial space flight Thursday, sending three Italian researchers, two company pilots and an astronaut trainer on a...

SpaceShipTwo to demonstrate research capabilities on first commercial flight

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Virgin Galactic is set to conduct its first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight June 29, one that will demonstrate the readiness...

Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Spaceflight Ready To Launch With Italian Research Crew

The team aboard VSS Unity will work on 13 science payloads during a 90-minute suborbital flight. A joint team of the Italian Air Force and...

Virgin Galactic resumes suborbital spaceflights

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Virgin Galactic launched its suborbital spaceplane “Unity” on its first crewed flight in two years Wednesday, carrying two...

Virgin Galactic in final phases of return to flight

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Virgin Galactic is in the final phases of returning its suborbital spaceplane to commercial service as it ramps up development of...

Virgin Galactic aircraft returns to flight

WASHINGTON — The carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane made its first flight in more than a year Feb. 15 as the company...

Virgin Galactic restructures leadership as it prepares to resume flights

SEATTLE — As Virgin Galactic moves closer to resuming flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle, the company is reorganizing its leadership and parting ways...

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