spaceship

Virgin Galactic unveil cabin design with mood lighting and ‘largest mirror in a spaceship cabin’

by

Richard Branson-owned space firm Virgin Galactic has unveiled the design of the cabin and seats for its SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity, that will take the company’s first fee-paying astronauts to the edge of space. Each seat in the six-person cabin has two personal windows for a view of the Earth below and ‘mood lighting’ linked to … Read more

Virgin Galactic moves spaceship VSS Unity to Spaceport America in New Mexico

by

Commercial space flight company Virgin Galactic is a step closer to taking paying passengers into space as it moves its main spaceship to Spaceport America. The spaceship, also known as SpaceShip 2 Unity, was transferred to the New Mexico space launch centre on top of the carrier aircraft, VMS Eve. The flight from the development … Read more