Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SHANKSVILLE ― Speakers described the Flight 93 National Memorial as a place that inspires healing, unity and hope during the 24th ...

SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity has safely and successfully completed her first supersonic, rocket-powered flight. After two years of extensive ground and atmospheric testing, the passing of this milestone ...

Today marks an exciting milestone in our shared quest to open space to change the world for good. For the first time, a spaceship built by our manufacturing arm, The Spaceship Company, and operated by ...

Planetary scientist Alan Stern, who spearheaded NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto, enjoyed a spaceflight of his own Thursday, soaring to the edge of space and back aboard Virgin Galactic's winged ...

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – The crowd inside Jordan-Hare Stadium rises to its feet, cameras roll, and a hush falls just before an eagle bursts into flight—circling high above a sea of orange and blue before ...

Space tourism really is the hot topic among billionaires nowadays, and some of them are getting closer to making it a reality. On Saturday, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic made room for itself in ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced an update regarding the timing of its next ...

Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), likely keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month. Today's mission, known as Unity 25, ...

Former President George W. Bush spoke at the Flight 93 National Memorial to several hundred family members and guests in Shanksville, Pa. (Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) Former ...

Ready for your next big trip? Because this one might be to space. At least that is what Virgin Galactic wants. The company is working on getting its SpaceShipTwo, named VVS Unity, up and running to ...