Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) efficiently concluded its second and final spaceflight for the yr at Spaceport America, New Mexico, on Saturday, because the Richard Branson-founded area tourism firm units sights on its subsequent technology “Delta class” of spaceships.
The mission, Galactic 07, carried one researcher and three personal astronauts, marking the corporate’s twelfth mission so far, Tustin, California-based Virgin Galactic (SPCE) mentioned.
“Galactic 07 is again on terra firma, now as astronauts! Our pilots, crew and spaceship have landed safely at Spaceport America, New Mexico,” the company wrote on X.
The mission lasted lower than an hour, giving U.S., Turkish, and Italian passengers a couple of minutes of weightlessness and an opportunity to witness the Earth’s curve.
Galactic 07 marked the final business flight for Virgin Galactic’s (SPCE) present area aircraft, VSS Unity, which the corporate expects to switch with its “Delta class” of spaceships in 2026.
“Watching our pioneering spaceship Unity return from area on its last business flight was a wide ranging and proud second,” mentioned CEO Michael Colglazier.
Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) efficiently concluded its second and final spaceflight for the yr at Spaceport America, New Mexico, on Saturday, because the Richard Branson-founded area tourism firm units sights on its subsequent technology “Delta class” of spaceships.
The mission, Galactic 07, carried one researcher and three personal astronauts, marking the corporate’s twelfth mission so far, Tustin, California-based Virgin Galactic (SPCE) mentioned.
“Galactic 07 is again on terra firma, now as astronauts! Our pilots, crew and spaceship have landed safely at Spaceport America, New Mexico,” the company wrote on X.
The mission lasted lower than an hour, giving U.S., Turkish, and Italian passengers a couple of minutes of weightlessness and an opportunity to witness the Earth’s curve.
Galactic 07 marked the final business flight for Virgin Galactic’s (SPCE) present area aircraft, VSS Unity, which the corporate expects to switch with its “Delta class” of spaceships in 2026.
“Watching our pioneering spaceship Unity return from area on its last business flight was a wide ranging and proud second,” mentioned CEO Michael Colglazier.