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).

Virgin Galactic's newest space plane has taken to the skies again. The suborbital SpaceShipTwo vehicle, known as VSS Unity, completed its second-ever powered test flight today (May 29), soaring high ...

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo has flown again. The vehicle, known as VSS Unity, was hauled into the skies above Mojave, California, this morning (June 1) by the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo ...

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.

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 ...

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity last week completed its seventh flight over the Mojave Desert, the first since last summer. The flight was designed to validate work completed during recent months of ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. today announced that VSS Unity successfully reached space, completing the Company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight. Today’s flight was the 22nd test flight of VSS ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...