Virgin Galactic conducted a historic first supersonic test flight of SpaceShipTwo on April 29, 2013, in the Mojave Desert, CA. [See full story.] Virgin Galactic conducted a historic first supersonic ...

The worst accident to hit the nascent private space sector occurred on Friday, October 31, 2014, after Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Mojave Desert killing one of its two test pilots.

Virgin Galactic’s bid to start launching ticket-carrying passengers to the edge of space is aiming for a first liftoff by the end of next year, but the plan depends heavily on the success of a series ...

When Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane shattered above California's Mojave Desert on Friday, it led to the first in-flight fatality associated with a commercial space effort. The rocket ...

Preparations for the start of captive carriage flight tests of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) are underway following the unveiling of the vehicle in a staged event in Mojave, Calif., Dec 7.