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YOU asked, WE answered — #VMSEve recently took to the skies above Mojave, CA. Virgin Galactic’s Director of Flight Test Kelly Latimer explains how and why we flight test following the completion of Eve's upgrades.
Welcome 2023 Galactic Unite Scholars! We are celebrating 10 years of scholarship programs that support the future of the aerospace industry thanks in part to generous donations by the Virgin Galactic Future Astronaut community and our partners. #GalacticUnite
Virgin Galactic is on a mission to dramatically increase the number of humans who’ve experienced the life-changing view of Earth from space. In achieving this mission, hundreds of new career opportunities will be created! Aparna Chitale, who joins the team this month as Virgin Galactic’s Chief People Officer, will play a vast role in supporting Virgin Galactic’s growth strategy. With over 20 years of strategic experience at multi-national organizations, Aparna has scaled and led global teams at both public and privately held companies. Get to know more about her career, and why she’s excited to join the team as we prepare to open space to more people.
Shooting for the stars: The story of Lexy Snell at Virgin Galactic. Be yourself and go together, work hard and dream big. That is Virgin’s people promise. Virgin has long inspired its employees to believe in themselves and realise their potential. And in the case of Lexy Snell, shoot for the stars… literally. Lexy Snell is Assistant Crew Chief at Virgin Galactic on Virgin SpaceShip Unity, but she did not start out that way. Raised in the state of New Mexico, much of Lexy’s upbringing was spent moving around trailer parks. For years she was unsure of what she wanted to be in life but she knew she wanted to be something.
An extraordinary spaceship design fit for an out-of-this-world experience. Learn how Virgin Galactic’s flight technology is revolutionizing space travel.
Ever wondered what it’s like on the flightline at Spaceport America for a Virgin Galactic flight? Take a peek behind the scenes of our Unity22 spaceflight in this video hosted by two Virgin Galactic teammates – procurement specialist, Rachel Calderon and Flight Sciences Group Lead, Chris Huie-Spence.
“I’ve heard about the view from many people, but when you experience it yourself…it’s a life-changing experience.” Watch this video from Sirisha Bandla , Virgin Galactic astronaut 004, and Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations.
The view from our mothership #VMSEve, as preparations for SpaceShipTwo Unity’s next test flight continue. Eve is uniquely designed to carry our spaceship to approx. 50,000 ft, where our pilots release it and ignite the rocket motor for the final 60-second flight into space.
VMS Eve returned to the skies above Spaceport America yesterday. This flight tested an upgrade that will further improve the performance of our mothership during its smooth climb to release altitude. Pilots were Nicola Pecile and Mark Stucky; also onboard was Flight Test Engineer, Jake Varhus.
Another record broken! We're proud to announce that the rocket motor which powered SpaceShipTwo to space on 13th December last year holds a Guinness World Record as ‘The most powerful hybrid rocket motor used in manned flight.’ To the team from The Spaceship Company who built it - you are officially amazing
