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 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating Virgin Galactic's July flight into space. According to the Associated Press, the company is banned from launching into space because the plane ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) settled a shareholder class action on June 17, 2025, agreeing to pay $8.5 million to resolve allegations that the space tourism company concealed critical ...

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, in a statement, announced the FAA has upgraded its existing license to include passenger flights. The company also says the approval is the first of its kind. Shares ...

The FAA is overseeing the probe; it's responsible for protecting the public during commercial launches and reentries. Crew safety, on the other hand, is outside its jurisdiction. Virgin Galactic ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Federal Aviation Administration has tightened the official definition of an astronaut, meaning Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson have been stripped of the title, according to the ...