Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered test flight in December failed after faulty computer connections forced a premature landing.

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.

MOJAVE, Calif. -- Investigators say Virgin Galactic's experimental spaceship broke apart in flight over the Mojave Desert after a device to slow the craft's descent prematurely deployed. National ...

Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission today (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action. Virgin Galactic is ready to launch the first ...

The unfortunate accident occurred yesterday afternoon over California's Mojave Desert, killing one pilot and leaving another seriously injured. According to Associated Press report, a California ...

FARNBOROUGH, England— Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the private space tourism company Virgin Galactic, unveiled plans today (July 11) to add satellite launches to its list of ...

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 ...

Virgin Galactic gave consumers a first-ever look inside the cabin of the vessel that will take them to and from the edge of space. Customers were able to take a look at the interior of SpaceShipTwo ...

Virgin Galactic informed the FAA that the mothership of its space plane VSS Unity lost a piece of hardware on its most recent suborbital flight. Virgin Galactic's sixth commercial spaceflight may be ...