SpaceShipTwo Returns to Flight After Two-Year Hiatus

Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceplane, VSS Unity, completed its first glide flight in nearly two years, preparing the company for powered flights and commercial service. The next step for Virgin Galactic will be a powered test flight of VSS Unity with four company mission specialists joining two pilots on the flight. Virgin Galactic has about 800 private astronauts signed up for flights, representing about $208 million in revenue.