SpaceShipTwo
Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane Rises Again for Final Flight Test
After a two-year hiatus, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity resumed flying crew members beyond a 50-mile-high space milestone, marking the…
Virgin Galactic Sends Three People to the Edge of Space. Flights with Paying Customers Around the Corner Now
Virgin Galactic has reached another milestone in their fight test program. The VSS Unity spacecraft carried a third crew member…
Stephen Hawking Is Going To The Edge Of Space
Professor Stephen Hawking has been offered, and has accepted, a trip into sub-orbital space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Spacecraft.
More Revealed about Siebold’s Escape from SpaceShipTwo
Yes, there was a thumbs up. Through an interview with the father of the SpaceShipTwo pilot, the Daily Mail has…
SpaceShipTwo Pilot’s Survival is Miraculous
In this reporter's initial article for Universe Today on the SpaceShipTwo accident, it was already clear that the survival of…
Update: NTSB Confirms SpaceShipTwo feathering was Prematurely Unlocked
In a Monday afternoon press conference, acting NTSB chairman Christopher Hart confirmed that the safety lock on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo feathering…
Update: One Survivor, One Fatality in Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Flight Accident
Officials from Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites have confirmed one of the pilots was killed and another was injured in…
BREAKING: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Suffers ‘In-flight Anomaly,’ Crashes in Test Flight
According to reports on Twitter, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo exploded in midflight, and debris was seen scattered on ground in the…
Do You Know 80s Kid Who Inspired Virgin Galactic? Branson Asks For Help Ahead Of First Spaceflight
As Virgin Galactic aims for a spaceflight this year, founder Richard Branson is asking the public to help track down…
A History of Curious Artifacts Sent Into Space
Since the dawn of the Space Age in 1957, thousands of artifacts and memorabilia have been flown into space. Some…