News Archive / Tagged: captive carry

• Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo successfully completes first glide flight

  Curt GodwinDecember 4th, 2016

  Fresh off the completion of its successful captive carry flight just a few days prior, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2), christened VSS Unity, took the next step in its flight certification regime by completing its first solo glide flight on Dec. 3, 2016.

• Virgin Galactic conducts captive carry flight of SpaceShipTwo

  Jim SharkeyDecember 1st, 2016

  On Wednesday, Nov. 30, Virgin Galactic conducted the fourth test flight of its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane VSS Unity. The carrier aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve, took off with VSS Unity from the runway of Mojave Air and Spaceport at 2:07 p.m. PST (22:07 GMT).

• Video: The first captive carry test of VSS Unity

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 23rd, 2016

  Virgin Galactic recently released a video discussing the path traveled in getting VSS Unity ready for flight testing. This video, titled "Elevating Unity – Episode 1: Captive Carry", showcases The Spaceship Company and Virgin Galactic preparing for and conducting the first captive carry test the vehicle.