Virgin Galactic Unity Spaceship Completes Final Commercial Flight

VSS Unity
Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic’s first operational spaceship, VSS Unity, carried four passengers and nine research experiments into suborbital space and back on June 8, bringing an end to the company’s commercial flight services until the more efficient and economical Delta-class spacecraft debuts in about two...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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