Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo, named VVS Unity, completed it first glide flight, getting the program back on track to take tourists to space.

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Virgin Galactic is finally on the cusp of launching its space tourism business. After a late start, the company has completed its last VSS Unity flight test before commercial service starts. The ...

Only a few seconds later, Unity's rocket motor was deployed and took the pilots upward at an 80-degree climb, hitting Mach 1.87 over the course of 30 seconds.

It was the final flight of Virgin's Unity spaceplane while the company transitions to a more capable spacecraft.

This was Virgin Galactic's first powered flight since the 2014 crash of its original spaceship that killed one of its two pilots.

Virgin Galactic is gearing up for its first crewed flight in nearly two years. The space tourism company announced that it will launch its Unity 25 crew into space later this month but didn’t ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity recently flew its second rocket-powered flight merely a couple of months after its first. That's definitely a victory for the company, considering it designed Unity to ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity recently flew its second rocket-powered flight merely a couple of months after its first. That's definitely a victory for the company, considering it designed Unity to ...

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo took to the skies over Mojave, California, Monday (May 1) for the first test flight of its the craft's atmospheric re-entry system.