Virgin Galactic (VG)
Virgin Galactic is a private space agency led by Founder: Richard Branson , established in 2004 , operating out of United States of America.
Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.
Virgin Galactic Launch & Landing Record
| Total Launches | 67 |
|---|---|
| Successful Launches | 62 |
| Failed Launches | 5 |
| Pending Launches | 1 |
| Consecutive Successful Launches | 11 |
Virgin Galactic Launcher
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
Virgin Galactic Spacecraft
The spaceship was officially unveiled to the public on 7 December 2009 at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. On 29 April 2013, after nearly three years of unpowered testing, the first one constructed successfully performed its first powered test flight.
The Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo is an air-launched suborbital spaceplane type designed for space tourism. It is manufactured by The Spaceship Company, a California-based company owned by Virgin Galactic.
Flight Life: Short suborbital flights