Virgin Galactic

Dedication ceremonies and flights at Virgin Galactic Spaceport America

Virgin Galactic have held dedication ceremonies and flown the WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo aircraft in front of 800 guests at the New Mexico Spaceport. Read more

Virgin Galactic fly-by at Spaceport runway dedication

The New Mexico Spaceport Authority (NMSA) today dedicated the nearly two-mile long “Governor Bill RIchardson Spaceway” at Spaceport America, representing significant progress toward launching commercial customers into space from the desert of New Mexico. Governor Bill Richardson, Sir Richard Branson and approximately 30 of more than 380 Virgin Galactic future astronauts attended the event along with guests from around the world and watched a flyover and landing by Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo, in a captive carry with SpaceShipTwo. Read more

Video: Virgin Galactic VSS Enterprise triumphs in test flight

The Virgin VSS Enterprise has achieved manned free flight from over 45,000 ft (13,700 metres) and successfully glided to land at Mojave Air and Spaceport.

Yesterday Virgin Galactic, the US company developing the world’s first commercial manned space flight system and tourism business, announced the successful completion of the first piloted free flight of SpaceShipTwo, named the VSS Enterprise. The spaceship was released from its mothership at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13,700 metres). Read more