15 December 2020
Virgin Galactic test flight fails to reach space
...and return to Spaceport America, New Mexico as planned. Virgin Galactic is now conducting post flight analysis and can so ...after release from the mothership. Michael Colglazier, CEO, Virgin Galactic said: ‘“Our flight landed beautifully, with pilots,...
March 2026
Lessons learned on the way to space
... and pressures. A mistake made due to human factors - caused by poor design or mis-operation - can be extremely costly. Virgin Galactic is now in the process of building spaceships designed to be turned around and flown every few days, possibly twice...
02 July 2021
Branson plans space trip ahead of rival Bezos
... up and to reach for the stars. On July 11, it’s time to turn that dream into a reality aboard the next Virgin Galactic spaceflight,” Branson said in a Tweet yesterday. The flight is scheduled for no earlier than 9.00 am Eastern time from Spaceport...
05 December 2016
VSS Unity makes successful first glide flight test
... Siebold, survived with serious injuries, the the co-pilot, Michael Alsbury was unfortunately killed. Since then, Virgin Galactic have kept moving forwards with their planes to take tourists to the edge of space with a series of captive...
14 December 2018
VSS Unity reaches edge of space in landmark test flight
... present the pilots with FAA Commercial Astronaut Wings at a ceremony in Washington DC. Since the company’s inception in 2004, Virgin Galactic have made bold claims about its expected timescales for making space tourism a reality. In 2008 it said...
30 October 2017
Virgin Group and Saudi Arabia announce $1 billion deal
... deal, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), would take “a significant stake in Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, alongside Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments,” according to a press release by the company...
