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).

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 ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) is one of the 10 Most Volatile Penny Stocks to Buy Now. On May 27, 2026, Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) said VSS Unity, its prototype Spaceship, ...

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 Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) has received preliminary court approval for a major shareholder litigation settlement. The company has restarted crewed flight testing of VSS Unity as part of a ...

The sky over the Spaceport America in southern New Mexico was afire with lightning last night. The storm was sufficiently fierce to postpone Virgin Galactic’s planned rollout of its twin airships, ...

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.

After a glide flight by Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity April 26, the company says it's ready for a powered flight to space in late May. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — As Virgin Galactic prepares to ...

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 ...

Unity was introduced to the public on February 19, 2016. The passenger spaceship was already under construction by the Spaceship Company — a Mojave, California-based subsidiary of Virgin Galactic at ...

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson gave an inside look at the aerospace company's prized VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo on Tuesday. Branson told NBC's "Today" show he had always "envisioned" a spaceship ...