Virgin Galactic's newest space plane took to the skies again today (July 26) for its third rocket-powered test flight, reaching higher in the atmosphere than the company had previously. The VSS Unity ...

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 ...

An aerial view shows the SpaceShipTwo rocket plane known as VSS Unity and its White Knight Two mothership from the rear. (Credit: Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic had to scale back what it hoped would ...

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity glides through its first free-flying flight. (Virgin Galactic Photo) Virgin Galactic’s second SpaceShipTwo rocket plane, dubbed VSS Unity, successfully glided through its ...

Flying faster and higher than ever before on its third test flight, Richard Branson's space plane soars closer to beginning passenger flights. Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran ...

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane completed its second successful flight over the Mojave Desert in California. Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic believes this ...

MOJAVE >>Virgin Galactic’s space tourism rocket plane VSS Unity soared over the Mojave Desert on its third powered test flight. The company said the craft ascended Thursday at more than twice the ...

This morning, Virgin Galactic conducted the second powered flight test of its spaceplane, the VSS Unity, over the Mojave Desert just 54 days after the company ignited the vehicle’s engine for the ...