For only the second time, VSS Unity, Virgin Galactic’s suborbital space plane, was transformed into a science laboratory. Galactic 05 successfully completed its mission on Nov. 2, but for Kellie Gerardi, Galactic 05 crewmember and Virgin Galactic Astronaut 021, the training and preparation for the flight goes back almost a decade. She sat down with NSF to detail what it takes to conduct commercial suborbital research.
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ABL Space Systems (ABL) has launched the debut flight of the RS1 launch vehicle on…
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Virgin Orbit attempted to carry out the first satellite launch from the United Kingdom on…
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Vaya Space, a developing small satellite and technology company (formerly Rocket Crafters), is deep into…
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Virgin Orbit launched its fifth flight of the LauncherOne rocket, after scrubbing an attempt on…
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Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne and its 747 carrier aircraft “Cosmic Girl” have launched the US Defense…
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During October 2021’s Small Payload Ride Share Association Symposium, a collection of small satellite launch…
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With Blue Origin passengers set, suborbital tourism arrives after decades of work
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Seventeen years after Sir Richard Branson watched SpaceShipOne win the Ansari X-Prize, the English entrepreneur…
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Small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit has successfully launched it’s LauncherOne rocket on its first…
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Virgin Galactic has successfully performed the first human spaceflight from Spaceport America, just south of…
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Following the first successful launch of LauncherOne in January, Virgin Orbit is aiming for their…
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After an eight month stand down to resolve issues revealed during the first mission of…
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Preparing for “Earth to Earth” space travel and a competition with supersonic airliners
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VSS Unity aborts after engine start, safely lands with crew back at Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic was to perform their first human spaceflight of their VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle…
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After years of development and testing, Virgin Orbit has conducted its first orbital launch attempt.…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) path to the USSF-7 launch achieved a major milestone on Thursday…
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LauncherOne Cryo Captive Carry test on Cosmic Girl – wins smallsat missions
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Carried by her mothership VMS Eve, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity has arrived at Spaceport America…
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In 2019, American companies reached crucial milestones on the path towards launching small satellites. Firefly…