Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity completes first test flight
On September 8 2016, Virgin Galactic‘s SpaceShipTwo also known as VSS Unity went for a test flight for the very first time. The entire test took 3 hours and 43 minutes and a lot of usefull data was collected. The test flight was a so called ‘captive carry’ flight, during which VSS Unity remained attached
Chinese company bringing tourists near space with balloon
We know about World View and their plans to bring you to the edge of space with their balloon. And there is also Bloon from Spain. But now there is also the Chinese Kuang-Chi Group that’s aiming to do something similar. Kuang-Chi Group plans to invest $1.5 billion in a theme park called Future Valley
Zero-G experience giveaway
Always wanted to fly in zero gravity? And not pay for it? This is your chance. The American weightless experience Zero-G is having their 400th flight in september and is celebrating this with 4 free seats. Thanks to them over 15.000 people have experienced true weightlessness. Now it’s your turn. Here’s how to get your
Virgin Galactic to begin flight tests next month
Virgin Galactic, the commercial space company founded by Richard Branson, is starting its tests with the SpaceShipTwo very soon. According to Bloomberg the company is finishing its ground test next month and will continue its testing in the air at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The almost 800 people who bought tickets