Virgin Galactic launched its first spaceflight in nearly two years on Thursday, a key final test for the space-tourism company before it begins flying commercial passengers. Stream NBC 5 for free, ...

Today, SpaceShipTwo completed its first powered test since the horrific crash in 2014 that killed one of its pilots. The craft, VSS Unity, took off from Mojave Air and Space Port aboard a plane called ...

Virgin Galactic was founded by Richard Branson in 2004, but it floundered in its early years with launching any working technology into space. Finally in 2018, the completed their first successful ...

A team of five juniors from Saint Thomas Academy is one of 60 winning teams in the fifth annual NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge, a nationwide contest to engage middle and ...

Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed as a notice from the Federal Aviation Administration indicated that the company's next spaceflight test is on track to launch as early as Saturday. An FAA notice ...

MOJAVE, Calif. -- Virgin Galactic's tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California's Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary ...

Virgin Galactic's rocket plane reached space for a second time in a test flight over California on Friday, climbing higher and faster than before while also carrying a crewmember to evaluate the ...