25-05-2023 17:50 via krqe.com

Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 reaches space after launch from New Mexico's Spaceport

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. (KRQE) – Virgin Galactic is reporting a successful test flight over New Mexico, after send another crew of six people to suborbital space Thursday. On Twitter, the company announced a successful takeoff at 9:17 a.m., spaceflight at 10:27 a.m., a "smooth" landing at 10:37 a.m. this morning from Spaceport America with an aircraft carrying the VSS (Virgin Spaceship) Unity into the skies.
The spaceflight marks the first time Virgin Galactic has flown passengers to weigh
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