Virgin Galactic Releases Amazing Footage of 2nd Spaceflight

Pilots officially receive the United States Astronaut Badge, awarded by the Air Force, by flying at an altitude of over 50 miles (80 km). 

Check out this stunning footage of Virgin Galactic's space plane

Virgin Galactic Footage

Virgin Galactic released some incredible high-definition footage of its space plane VSS Unity's second flight into space.

Check Out This Stunning Footage of Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane

"Welcome to the club, astronauts!"

This time, the space plane traveled with a much heavier payload — close to full commercial weight — and a third crew member.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo soars to new heights

SpaceShipTwo

Virgin Galactic's suborbital space plane VSS Unity reached a maximum altitude (apogee) of 294,900 ft or 55.85 miles (89.9km) today.

Virgin Galactic’s Space Plane Soars to New Heights

Beth, the passenger, became the first woman to enter space on a US commercial vehicle.

Did Virgin Galactic's spaceplane reach space? Depends who you ask

Space Mile High Club

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceplane VSS Unity just reached an altitude of 82.7 km. But can we really call that space?

Did Virgin Galactic’s Spaceplane Reach Space? Depends Who You Ask

There's no one line where space begins.

These are the planes that could support the first commercial spaceline.

Virgin Galactic just successfully tested one of their spaceplanes

Off World

A test flight of a SpaceShipTwo puts Virgin Galactic one step closer to their goal of eventually taking private passengers above Earth's atmosphere.

Virgin Galactic Just Successfully Tested One of Their Spaceplanes

The company is one step closer to taking private passengers into space.

“I Said Yes Immediately” Stephen Hawking, the world’s most renowned physicist and cosmologist, stated today that he is, in fact, heading to space—and it’s happening all thanks to the Virgin group (and a bit of modern technology). In a statement back in 2015, Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin group, said that, one day, he hoped to be able […]

Stephen Hawking is Going to Outer Space

"I thought no one would take me."

Here's What Our Future In Space Will Look Like in 2017

The transition from one year to the next is always a little uncertain – an uneasy blend of anxiety and optimism, it’s also a time of retrospection, introspection, and even a little tentative prognostication. And since the latter is our stock-in-trade at Futurism, we believe now is the perfect time to look ahead at what […]

Predicting 2017: A Look At Humanity’s Future in Space

This year is going to be simply remarkable. 

The FAA-AST has just issued an operator license to Virgin Galactic to operate its SpaceShipTwo. The craft also had a test of its taxiing skills, which coincided with the approval.

Get Ready, Space Tourists: FAA Issues License For Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo

One small step...

Virgin unveils its most recent space plane as it gears up for space tourism in the wake of its recent deadly crash

Virgin Will Soon Be Launching Tourists into Space

Virgin Galactic Will Soon Be Launching Tourists into Space with this Plane

Meet four space tourism programs and see the crafts (and the tech) that can take you beyond Earth

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