This was Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity's last flight. Six passengers and crew flew to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More than a year has gone by since Virgin Galactic last sent a group of civilian passengers to the edge of space from the New ...

Virgin Galactic's spacecraft reached an altitude of more than 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) on Friday, carrying for the first time a passenger in addition to its two pilots. SpaceShipTwo, built by ...

Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic have paused their suborbital flights, leaving customers and analysts questioning the future of suborbital space tourism.

Blue Origin paused its space tourism program in Texas, leaving Virgin Galactic to fill the void. Richard Branson's company ...

An all-Purdue University crew is set to make history on a suborbital research flight with Virgin Galactic. Scheduled for launch in 2027, the mission, dubbed "Purdue 1," will see a professor, a student ...

Ron Rosano is one of the world’s most dedicated space tourists.

As Virgin Galactic continues assembly of the first of its new Delta-class spaceplanes, the company has revealed an early research mission will be flown with an all-Purdue University payload crew. The ...

Space tourism companies are redefining commercial spaceflight, offering orbital missions or suborbital experiences for paying passengers. SpaceX leads with Crew Dragon orbital flights to the ISS, ...