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Learn more about Virgin Galactic's plan to make space tourism and personal space travel a reality with SpaceShipTwo.

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Virgin Galactic's next SpaceShipTwo vehicle, right, stands next to the company's VSS Unity spaceliner, which has already completed two trips to suborbital space.

Virgin Galactic's Next SpaceShipTwo Notches Key 'Weight on Wheels' Milestone (Photos, Video)

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic's next SpaceShipTwo vehicle has carried its weight on its own wheels for the first time, company representatives announced Jan. 8, 2020.

Artist’s illustrations of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner (left) and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsules in orbit.

The Space Missions to Watch in 2020

By Elizabeth Howell

From commercial crew to a flood of Mars missions, 2020 promises to be an exciting year for spaceflight.

Employees of The Spaceship Company, Virgin Galactic's manufacturing subsidiary, stand in front of the next SpaceShipTwo vehicle shortly after installing its "feathering" re-entry system.

Virgin Galactic's Next Spaceship Gets Its 'Feather' (Video)

By Mike Wall

Technicians just installed the structure of the "feathering" re-entry system on the new SpaceShipTwo vehicle's wing, Virgin representatives announced on Sunday (Dec. 15).

Virgin Galactic Unveils Under Armour Spacesuits and 'Spacewear' for Space Tourist Flights

By Tariq Malik

Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic lifted the curtain Wednesday (Oct. 16) on its new line of Under Amour "spacewear" for passengers on suborbital trips aboard its SpaceShipTwo vehicles.

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity zooms toward space during a rocket-powered test flight on Dec. 13, 2018.

Boeing to Invest $20 Million in Virgin Galactic

By Mike Wall

An aerospace titan is putting some money into one of the leading lights of the nascent space tourism industry.

Virgin Galactic has booked a crewed research flight to suborbital space for the Italian Air Force that could fly in the next year. Virgin Galactic has one SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) in trials and is building a new ship (shown here).

Virgin Galactic Will Launch a Crewed Research Flight for Italian Air Force

By Mike Wall

For the first time ever, a government agency has booked a crewed research flight aboard a commercial spacecraft.

Virgin Galactic's manufacturing subsidiary, The Spaceship Company, has joined the fuselage and wing sections of the third SpaceShipTwo vehicles, company representatives announced on Sept. 16.

Virgin Galactic's Newest Spaceship Just Got Its Wings (Photos)

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic's third space plane is really starting to come together.

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceliner captured this view of Earth during the vehicle's first trip to space, on Dec. 13, 2018.

Virgin Galactic's Next Space Plane Should Begin Test Flights in 2020

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic will soon have two space planes plying the sky, if all goes according to plan.

In the hangar at Virgin Galactic's "Gateway to Space" building, which can accommodate two WhiteKnightTwo carrier planes and five SpaceShipTwo vehicles simultaneously.

Virgin Galactic Inaugurated Its 'Gateway to Space' by Flying 'Eve' Over Spaceport America

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic's newly refurbished home base now has a flight under its belt.

Virgin Galactic's VMS Eve carrier aircraft at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

Virgin Galactic Opens 'Gateway to Space' for Tourist Launches at Spaceport America

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic unveiled the mostly completed interior of its 'Gateway to Space' building here at Spaceport America today (Aug. 15). The Gateway is now 'functionally operational.'

Spaceport America: First Looks at a New Space Terminal

Spaceport America: Space Tourism Launch Site

By Elizabeth Howell

Spaceport America, near Las Cruces, New Mexico, will serve as as a base for commercial spaceflight.

Virgin Galactic said the several hundred million dollars it raised through the merger with SCH will allow it to move into commercial operations of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle.

Virgin Galactic to Go Public, Merge with Investment Company

By Jeff Foust

Virgin Galactic announced it had reached an agreement to merge with a public investment vehicle, raising several hundred million dollars of capital and allowing the company to become publicly traded.

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket falls away from its carrier plane during the company’s first-ever drop test on July 10, 2019.

Virgin Orbit's Rocket-Launching 747 Jumbo Jet Nails 1st Drop Test (Video)

By Mike Wall

The Virgin Galactic sister company performed its first-ever drop test today (July 10), releasing a LauncherOne rocket from its Boeing 747 carrier plane over California's Mojave Desert.

The Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space, a combined terminal and hangar facility, is part of the expansive Spaceport America site.

Virgin Galactic Moving Test Flights to New Mexico to Prep for Commercial Operations

By Mike Wall

The spaceflight company is moving its development and testing activities from Mojave, California, to its commercial-operations headquarters, Spaceport America, in New Mexico.

Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, received her commercial astronaut wings on April 9, 2019.

Virgin Galactic Trio, Including the 1st Woman, Receives Their Commercial Astronaut Wings

By Elizabeth Howell

Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor, recently received her commercial astronaut wings from the Federal Aviation Administration, making her the first woman to earn the honor.

Full Size Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo

SpaceShipTwo: On a Flight Path to Space Tourism

By Elizabeth Howell

SpaceShipTwo could be flying private customers into space within the next few years.

5 Years After SpaceShipOne: Commercial Spaceflight Ready for 'Go'

SpaceShipOne: The First Private Spacecraft

By Tim Sharp

SpaceShipOne launched the era of private spaceflight.

SpaceShipTwo's first passenger

Virgin Galactic's 1st Test Passenger Felt Like Spider-Man After Launch

By Elizabeth Howell

During the company's fifth powered test flight on Feb. 22, 2019, copilots Dave Mackay and Mike "Sooch" Masucci took the VSS Unity space plane to an altitude of 55.4 miles (90 kilometers).

Virgin Galactic Reaches Space Again, Flies Test Passenger for 1st Time

By Meghan Bartels

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceliner over Earth

Virgin Galactic Will Launch Its Next SpaceShipTwo Test Flight Soon

By Mike Wall

Virgin Galactic will take to the skies again tomorrow (Feb. 20), if all goes according to plan.