Virgin Galactic resumes VSS Unity flights to prepare for new spaceship testing

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VSS Unity Returns to the Skies In Preparation For New Spaceship Flight Test Program

May 27, 2026 4:15 PM EDT

Glide flights support pilot training and proficiency Ground crew, maintenance, and Mission Control teams build operational readiness ahead of new Spaceship operations New Spaceship glide flights expected in Q3 2026; commercial spaceflight operations expected to begin Q4 2026

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In advance of the first flight test of Virgin Galactics next generation Spaceship, the company announced today that VSS Unity, its prototype Spaceship, has returned to the skies above Spaceport America in New Mexico for the first of several anticipated glide flights.... More