Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity took once again to the skies on April 26 for a glide test. The next step will be a test flight in space ahead of launching commercial service, officials said.

The VSS Unity has been grounded for flying off-course in its first mission but that hasn’t stopped Virgin Galactic announcing its next flight.

During preparation for the Unity 23 test flight, a third-party supplier recently flagged a potential manufacturing defect in a component of the flight control actuation system that they supply to ...

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 ...

After this, VSS Unity glided back to the runway in New Mexico, testing modifications to the spacecraft's flight controls and handling.

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 ...

That step happened on a successful test flight conducted this morning from the Mojave Air and Space Port, during which we tested VSS Unity’s ‘feather’ re-entry system in flight for the first ...

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