VSS Unity Returns to the Skies In Preparation For New Spaceship Flight Test Program
In advance of the first flight test of Virgin Galactic’s next generation Spaceship, the company announced today that VSS Unity, its prototype Spaceship, has returned to the skies above Spaceport America in New Mexico for the first of several anticipated glide flights. These flights are designed to prepare the company’s pilots and operations teams ahead of new Spaceship operations.
Virgin Galactic Partners with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to Advance High-Altitude Image-Capture Technology
Virgin Galactic (
NYSE: SPCE), a leader in commercial spaceflight and advanced aerospace technology, today announced a new collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (“LLNL”), a research and development institution operated for the U.S. Department of Energy. The collaboration will assess potential for utilizing LLNL sensor systems aboard Virgin Galactic launch vehicles in the future, with the aim of gathering critical data and accelerating the development of next-generation image-capture capabilities aboard high-altitude, long-endurance, heavy-lift (“HALE-Heavy”) aircraft.
Virgin Galactic Completes Fourth Successful Spaceflight in Four Months
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (
NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company”) today announced the completion of its second private astronaut flight, ‘Galactic 03.’ The mission flew three of Virgin Galactic’s first customers.
Virtuoso® Partners with Virgin Galactic for Ticket Sales Referral Program
Virtuoso®, the leading global network specializing in luxury and experiential travel, and Virgin Galactic (
NYSE: SPCE), an aerospace and space travel company, today announced a strategic partnership to make a limited number of seats for Virgin Galactic’s spaceflight experience available to Virtuoso’s global client base.
