More than a year has gone by since Virgin Galactic last sent a group of civilian passengers to the edge of space from the New Mexico desert. In June 2024, six space tourists boarded the company's VSS ...

Three private astronauts assigned to a future Delta-class mission aboard Virgin Galactic, representing the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences. From left: Shawna Pandya (Canada), ...

Jun. 15—Virgin Galactic decided to make a change in plans. The space tourism company's stock is dipping, and it has hundreds of customers who have waited over half a decade to go to space. The company ...

During its most recent flight, Virgin Galactic’s carrier aircraft dropped an alignment pin which helps in the mating process between the mothership and the spaceplane. The company is investigating the ...

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Virgin Galactic announced on Monday that an issue with its Galactic 06 spaceflight was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). During a routine ...

(Bloomberg) -- Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. plans to fly the first flight of its upgraded spaceplane in the US during the summer of 2026, which would bring an end to a nearly two-year hiatus of ...

The university known as the cradle of astronauts will soon send a few more folks to the final frontier. Twenty-eight alumni of Indiana-based Purdue have flown to space or been selected for spaceflight ...

Two pilots, a Turkish research astronaut and three private citizens rocketed to space and back Saturday aboard Virgin Galactic's Unity spaceplane, enjoying spectacular views of Earth and about three ...

The aerospace and space travel company Virgin Galactic announced on Monday that a small alignment pin detached from its Galactic 06 spaceflight. The alignment pin detached from the launch pylon of the ...

The flight will use Virgin Galactic's Delta class of spaceplanes, which will fly no earlier than 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...