Tag: Virgin Galactic
Virgin space flight set to take off, UK government defends access to private messages
The VSS Unity craft flies during a supersonic test flight. Image: Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight is set to take off this afternoon. Among the three passengers about the VSS Unity is 80-year-old British former Olympian Jon Goodwin. The flight is scheduled to take off at around 4pm…
Virgin Galactic rocket plane begins operations
Italian members of the team aboard Unity hold up their country's flag in space. Image: Virgin Galactic It's taken just shy of 20 years but Sir Richard Branson has finally begun commercial operations with his Virgin Galactic rocket plane, Unity. The vehicle soared high over the New Mexico desert on Thursday…
Virgin Galactic and Under Armour unveil new spacesuits
Virgin Galactic has unveiled the spacesuits its pilots will wear as they fly private astronauts into space and we can't help feeling a little, well, disappointed. We were perhaps expecting something a little more glamorous than what look essentially like blue boilersuits. Designed in collaboration with the company’s Technical Spacewear Partner, Under Armour, the Virgin…
