Virgin Galactic had to first mourn ... prior to giving the green light for VMS Eve – piloted by Todd Ericson and Kelly Latimer – and VSS Unity to take to the skies. The two vehicles had ...

Boeing was helping Virgin Galactic design a new mothership to succeed its current VMS EVE mothership. VMS Eve carries the company’s VSS Unity space plane to an altitude of 44,500 feet (13,500 ...

Virgin Galactic has named one of the first commercial ... three private astronauts to space after being released from the VSS Eve carrier vehicle. Delta will allow for more frequent flights ...

VMS Eve, is unusual in that it can carry heavy payloads to altitudes as high as 15,000 meters. “We believe the same high-altitude heavy-lift capability that supports Virgin Galactic’s ...

A short while later, as the blazing sun rose over Virgin Galactic's spaceport ... themselves into the VSS Unity. The rocket-powered spaceplane was attached to the VMS Eve, a dual fuselage carrier ...

VSS Unity’s engine being installed in November 2020. After experimenting with different fuels and engine revisions, Virgin Galactic eventually returned to using HTPB as a fuel. The new engine ...

Virgin Galactic’s first completed commercial space flight was on the VSS Unity in June 2023. It took off from New Mexico and landed 90 minutes later. The company has since completed 12 ...

Virgin Galactic to start assembly of its first Delta SpaceShip for space tourism in Mesa, eyeing flights by fall 2026.

Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial space flight in June 2023. The VSS Unity took off in New Mexico and landed about 90 minutes later with four passengers on board.

Land Rover has helped Virgin Galactic unveil its new SpaceShipTwo ... towing out the new SpaceShipTwo that was officially christened VSS Unity at a special event. The reveal and naming ceremony ...

Mike Moses, president of Virgin Galactic's spaceline activities, said the testing process would be expedited by the fact that the Delta will be developed from an earlier model, the VSS Unity ...

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