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Kellie Gerardi, an bioastronautics expert for the International Institute of Astronautical Sciences (IIAS) will travel on VSS Unity from New Mexico when commercial flights begin.
IIAS Researcher Kellie Gerardi to Fly as Payload Specialist on Research Mission LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic”), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, has announced a new contract ...
Virgin Galactic prepared for another human spaceflight attempt from New Mexico May 22, 2021 Virgin Galactic will attempt to perform the first human spaceflight from Spaceport America again, just south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, today, using the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo spacecraft. VSS Unity is mated with its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft VMS Eve. Together, Eve will climb up to an altitude of 50,000 feet before releasing VSS Unity for a rocket-powered flight to space. Flight restrictions in the airspace above Spaceport America indicate a launch window that opens at 8:00 AM MDT (14:0...
"Following a detailed inspection and thorough analysis of our mothership, Eve, we have cleared our Spaceflight System for our upcoming flight," Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said in a statement. Shares of Virgin Galactic jumped as much as 19% in premarket trading from its previous close of $17.27. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic's carrier aircraft releases its spacecraft Unity during a glide flight test. Virgin Galactic leadership, when the company reported first quarter results last week, revealed that the target date for the next spaceflight test was under evaluation due to a possi...