A Virgin Galactic representative confirmed to Space.com via email that liftoff of VMS Eve will take place at 9:40 a.m. MT (11:40 a.m. or 1540 GMT), with Unity's launch approximately 30 minutes later.

Virgin Galactic launched its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane called VSS Unity Thursday. The ship carried four people and launched around 11:00 a.m. ET, which was ...

It marked Virgin's VSS Unity spaceplane's final commercial flight as the company is now producing its fourth-generation spaceships expected to enter commercial service in 2026, the company said in ...

On Saturday, the VSS Unity space plane made its final flight, carrying four passengers to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km) above the New Mexico desert. The spacecraft will now be retired after ...

When it takes off at 11 a.m. EDT, the VSS Unity rocket will be mounted beneath the wings of an enormous mother ship that will fly it up to altitude at 50,000 feet.