Virgin Galactic Completes VSS Unity's Glide Test After Almost 2 Years As per the company's latest release, the VSS Unity has recently completed a glide test that launched from the VSS Eve that ...

When Virgin Galactic sends its SpaceShipTwo spaceliner on a test flight, it's a pretty safe bet to expect a polished video recap of the mission. But here's something different: an uncut video of ...

Unity is a suborbital rocket-power spaceplane capable of flying to the edge of space, about 50 miles (80 km) high. It launches horizontally from the underbelly of a carrier airplane, with eight ...

The two test pilots on VSS Unity, Mike Masucci and Dave Mackay, ignited the engine for a total of 42 seconds, pushing the vehicle to Mach 2.47 and a height of around 32.3 miles.

Called VSS Unity, the craft flew and made use of its rocket for 31 seconds at a top speed of Mach 1.9 and at a maximum altitude of 114,500 feet (35 km). The goal was to test the ship’s handling ...

Previous test flight delays had sent shares of Virgin Galactic tumbling as investors are eager for progress from the company. The SpaceshipTwo Unity will hit an altitude of 50,000 feet if weather ...

Supported by Google Cloud’s infrastructure, Unity Simulation lowers the barrier for anyone to train, test, or validate new products and services in a high-fidelity 3D environment, so creators ...

And with each new powered test flight, Virgin Galactic further distances itself from the 2014 crash. During that test, a previous version of Unity broke apart when its wings shifted too early ...

Virgin Galactic’s test flight for VSS Unity will take place this weekend on May 22. Elsewhere in related news, here’s how to watch the upcoming “Super Flower Blood Moon.” ...