Virgin Galactic is a spaceflight company founded by the English billionaire Richard Branson in 2004.

In May 2021 one of the company's spaceplanes took people into space.

On 11 July 2021, Richard Branson and three employees were passengers on a flight, up to an altitude of 86 km (53 mi); the flight had two pilots. However, the rocket plane Unity flew outside restricted airspace; That happened for 1 minute and 41 seconds. The Federal Aviation Administration allowed [any] SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to fly again [from] September 2021, after deciding to expand (or make larger) the restricted airspace around the vehicle's flight range.

  • The spaceplane is rocket-powered. It is a SpaceShipTwo type spaceplane. In 2021, it came to an altitude of 86 km (53 mi), with people inside.[3]

    The spaceplane is rocket-powered. It is a SpaceShipTwo type spaceplane. In 2021, it came to an altitude of 86 km (53 mi), with people inside.

  • This mother ship (Cosmic Girl) can carry at least one LauncherOne launch vehicle. (The picture shows a LauncherOne under the left wing of the mother ship - between the fuselage and a jet engine.)

    This mother ship (Cosmic Girl) can carry at least one LauncherOne launch vehicle. (The picture shows a LauncherOne under the left wing of the mother ship - between the fuselage and a jet engine.)