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Virgin Galactic to launch 2nd commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic will launch six people to suborbital space next month on 'Galactic 02,' the company's first private astronaut mission.
![a brightly-lit bar in an airplane cabin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5i7vBH4tEYMT96byxLq3Pc-320-80.jpg)
Truly to open 1st zero-gravity hard seltzer bar aboard astronaut training aircraft
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A popular hard seltzer brand is giving new meaning to the term 'pop-up bar' with a zero-g twist that could have its fans popping up and down and in every which way this summer.
![People gather to watch the 2017 total solar eclipse over the town of Prinevill, Oregon, U.S.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/htpd3R63eznDCqLsfQ7QTh-320-80.jpg)
Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth
By Vahe Peroomian published
In 2024, much of the eastern United States will fall in the path of a total solar eclipse.
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Virgin Galactic aces its 1st-ever commercial launch of suborbital space plane (video)
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic flew its first-ever commercial mission today (June 29), sending a crew of four to suborbital space and back.
![Photo of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane, with the curve of Earth and the blackness of space in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DsMP7rXYuAJBEWFPrVHtQC-320-80.jpeg)
Watch Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight launch live online in this livestream today
By Elizabeth Howell last updated
The 90-minute flight will bring the first Virgin Galactic commercial crew to space as the company starts planned monthly flights.
![a white, twin-fuselage airplane flies in a light-blue sky with a space plane beneath its wings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nG2QEkCYR7w8kcdJ98LABf-320-80.jpg)
Virgin Galactic set to launch crucial 1st commercial SpaceShipTwo mission today
By Andrew Jones published
Virgin Galactic is ready to launch the first commercial mission of its SpaceShipTwo space plane on Thursday (June 29). Success would be huge for the ambitious company.
![virgin galactic's space plane vss unity soars above the new mexican desert during a test flight](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rec5He3j4UvYfLwTwqRiPb-320-80.png)
How many people can fly on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space plane?
By Samantha Mathewson published
Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceflight, a four-passenger mission, is scheduled to launch on Thursday (June 29). How many people can the company's SpaceShipTwo really carry?
![The wreckage of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo spaceplane that crashed in 2014, killing one of its pilots.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BoQPwdBWBRdaVK5TNK8CBD-320-80.jpg)
Space tourism companies might learn a lesson from the Titan sub disaster. But are they ready to listen?
By Tereza Pultarova published
The tragedy of the Titan submersible might usher in a sea change in the tolerance of unclear hazard mitigation practices in space tourism companies.
![Photo of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane, with the curve of Earth and the blackness of space in the background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DsMP7rXYuAJBEWFPrVHtQC-320-80.jpeg)
Virgin Galactic to launch its 1st commercial spaceflight on June 29
By Elizabeth Howell published
Virgin Galactic is aiming for no earlier than Thursday (June 29) for the company's first commercial spaceflight aboard its reusable VSS Unity space plane.
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SpaceShipOne pilot's M&Ms, other mementos go on museum display
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first commercial astronaut has placed his archives on display 19 years after he made his first launch into space. The Mike and Sally Melvill collection is now on exhibit by the EAA in Wisconsin.
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