The impressive flight cadence of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane won't last much longer. Unity flew for the sixth time in as many months last week, carrying two research scientists and another ...

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On Saturday, the VSS Unity space plane made its final flight, carrying four passengers to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km) above the New Mexico desert. The spacecraft will now be retired after just ...

SpaceshipTwo Unity flying free in the New Mexico Airspace for the first time. Credit: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo commercial space plane has officially made its first successful ...