This was Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity's last flight. Six passengers and crew flew to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km).

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 spaceplane.

It’s almost time for VSS Unity to stand down. The spaceship’s last commercial flight out of Spaceport America is Saturday. Then, it’ll be all hands on deck for spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc.’s VSS Unity spacecraft made its fully crewed return to space Thursday, the company’s first crewed mission in almost two years. The spaceflight company’s VMS Eve mother ...

Update for Oct. 5: This story was updated at 4 p.m. ET (2000 GMT) with comments from a Virgin Galactic representative concerning launch time. Virgin Galactic is keeping pace with the company's monthly ...

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 Unity ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity lands at Spaceport America Oct. 6 at the end of the Galactic 04 mission. Credit: Spaceport America WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said it will lay off staff and cut expenses ...

The company wants it to mark a new era of space flight being easily accessible. Virgin Galactic launched its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane called VSS Unity Thursday.

Today marks an exciting milestone in our shared quest to open space to change the world for good. For the first time, a spaceship built by our manufacturing arm, The Spaceship Company, and operated by ...

Virgin Galactic is set to take off on its fifth commercial spaceflight since it began the service last summer. Galactic 05 is scheduled to lift off from Spaceport America in New Mexico on Thursday ...