UCF science getting more time in zero-G with Virgin Galactic --and soon Virgin Orbit Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo set for liftoff this weekend Updated: Tags: Virgin Galactic's mothership plane and SpaceShipTwo in the hangar in New Mexico. (Image: Virgin Galactic) (WKMG 2020) ORLANDO, Fla. – The avenues to send science into a space-like environment is increasing as the number of small launch companies continue to grow. This weekend the University of Central Florida will have a payload flying in Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo and then as soon as next week another research experiment flying as part of a NASA mission with Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One.