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An up-close look at VSS Unity's rocket motor in action on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic pushes 1st commercial passenger flight to spring 2023

By Elizabeth Howell published

Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic will delay its first commercial flight by about three months due to issues with upgrades to its mothership fleet, which carries spaceships aloft.

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A view of the high deserts of New Mexico where Virgin Galactic will build a new astronaut training facility.

Virgin Galactic plans new astronaut training facility near Spaceport America

By Brett Tingley published

Virgin Galactic has acquired land for a new astronaut campus and training facility in New Mexico close to Spaceport America.

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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson soars like Superman while in weightlessness during his Unity 22 launch on the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic opening new spaceship factory in Arizona

By Elizabeth Howell published

Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic could build up to six spaceships a year at its newly announced Arizona facility.

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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson soars like Superman while in weightlessness during his Unity 22 launch on the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic picks Boeing subsidiary to build new carrier planes for space tourism flights

By Elizabeth Howell published

Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic announced a deal Wednesday (July 6) to build a new set of carrier planes.

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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with the LauncherOne rocket underwing for the company's "Tubular Bells: Part 1" mission on June 30, 2021.

Watch Virgin Orbit launch 7 satellites early Saturday

By Mike Wall last updated

Virgin Orbit's carrier plane, known as Cosmic Girl, is scheduled to lift off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Saturday (July 2) around 1:30 a.m. EDT.

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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson soars like Superman while in weightlessness during his Unity 22 launch on the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic pushes 1st planned commercial passenger flight to 2023

By Elizabeth Howell published

Aspiring space tourists will need to wait a little longer before soaring into suborbital space with Virgin Galactic.

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Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond

By Shane Keating, Clare Kenyon published

This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is US$55 million.

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A view of Earth from Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity during the Unity 22 flight on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic plans to start flying paying customers this year

By Mike Wall published

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceliner is grounded at the moment, but the company is confident it'll be fully up and running by the end of the year.

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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson soars like Superman while in weightlessness during his Unity 22 launch on the SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity on July 11, 2021.

Virgin Galactic is reopening space tourist ticket sales for a limited time

By Elizabeth Howell published

Starting Wednesday (Feb. 16), aspiring space tourists can once again book a trip to the final frontier with Virgin Galactic.

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A view of Earth from Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity during the Unity 22 flight on July 11, 2021.

Want a free trip to suborbital space? Apply by Feb. 15 to become a 'citizen astronaut'

By Mike Wall published

'We want people who are really, really passionate about whatever it is that they care about.'

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