Wings turn Virgin Galactic spaceship 'from rocket to glider' Virgin Galactic have been building a new space plane in a hangar in the desert in the US.

A stowaway cat goes on an unexpected flight in an open-cockpit glider.

Humanitarian Aid Winged Kit (HAWK) Humanitarian Aid Winged Kit (HAWK) Project Topic: Rocket Boosted Glider Payload Delivery System Description: The H.A.W.K. aims to develop a hybrid rocket glider ...

The rocket also had a core stage that would stay attached to the spacecraft for the duration of the trip to Mars, making the entire assembly look like some kind of arrow shot into the heavens.

With a sleek flying wing design and speeds reaching 200 mph, the XCG-16 was no ordinary glider. Built as an experimental assault aircraft during WWII, it pushed the limits of stealth and speed ...

Virgin Galactic's suborbital rocket glider SpaceShipTwo (SS2) could have a low wing and its carrier aircraft, White Knight II (WK2), a 43m (140ft) wingspan and four engines, chief designer Burt ...