List of Virgin Galactic launches (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of Virgin Galactic launches" in English language version.

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3news.co.nz

"SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight". 3 News NZ. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2018.

archive.org

Belfiore, Michael (2007). Rocketeers: how a visionary band of business leaders, engineers, and pilots is boldly privatizing space. New York: Smithsonian Books. p. [1]. ISBN 978-0-06-114903-0.

archive.today

Foust, Jeff (31 October 2014). "SpaceShipTwo Destroyed in Fatal Test Flight Accident". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

avweb.com

Durden, Rick (31 October 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Crashes". AVweb. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
"New SpaceShipTwo Rollout Friday". AVweb. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
"New SpaceShipTwo Rollout Friday". AVweb. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

bbc.co.uk

"Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceship ignites engine in flight". BBC News. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
""Virgin Galactic space tourism could begin in 2013"". BBC News. 26 October 2011.
"Virgin spaceship aims to be science lab". BBC News. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
"Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space". BBC News. 22 May 2021.

news.bbc.co.uk

Amos, Jonathan (8 December 2009). "Richard Branson unveils Virgin Galactic spaceplane". BBC News. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

bbc.com

"Branson's Virgin Galactic successfully reaches space". BBC. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

cbc.ca

"Virgin Galactic unveils new space tourism rocket plane". CBC News. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
"Virgin Galactic unveils new space tourism rocket plane". CBC News. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

chicagotribune.com

"Virgin Galactic spaceship makes third powered test flight". Chicago Tribune. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

cnbc.com

Sheetz, Michael (5 April 2018). "Virgin Galactic completes first rocket powered, supersonic flight of new spacecraft Unity". cnbc.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
"Virgin Galactic completes Unity 25 spaceflight in key final test before commercial service". CNBC News. 25 May 2023.

csmonitor.com

Weston Williams (5 December 2016). "Space tourism: Virgin Galactic makes successful glide test". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 5 December 2015.

devsite.org

Jefferson, Catherine A. "First Private Manned Space Flight". devsite.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.

discovery.com

news.discovery.com

Klotz, Irene (3 November 2014). "SpaceShipTwo's Rocket Engine Did Not Cause Fatal Crash". Discovery News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

engadget.com

Krishna, Swapna (11 January 2018). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is almost ready for powered tests". engadget.com. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

excite.com

apnews.excite.com

Melley, Brian (3 November 2014). "Spaceship's descent device deployed prematurely". Associated Press. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

faa.gov

registry.faa.gov

"FAA N Number Registration for "VSS Enterprise"". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2008.

flugrevue.de

"Virgin Galactic: SpaceShipTwo beginnt Flugerprobung". flugrevue.de. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

flyingmag.com

Pope, Stephen (31 October 2014). "SpaceShipTwo crashes in Mojave Desert". flyingmag.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

geekwire.com

"Virgin Galactic's new SpaceShipTwo gets off the ground, two years after fatal mishap". GeekWire. 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
Boyle, Alan (22 December 2016). "Virgin Galactic sneaks in just one more SpaceShipTwo glide test to cap off 2016". GeekWire. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
Boyle, Alan (26 July 2018). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane sails through third supersonic flight". geekwire.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

hispanicbusiness.com

"Space Ship Completes 24th Test Flight in Mojave". Hispanic Business. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
"Space Ship Completes 24th Test Flight in Mojave". Hispanic Business. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.

kob.com

Camacho, Marian (11 January 2018). "SpaceShip Two test flight a success". kob.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

krone.at

"Bransons "VSS Unity" absolvierte ersten Gleitflug". krone.at. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

nasa.gov

c3.ndc.nasa.gov

"sRLV platforms compared". NASA. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2011. SpaceShipTwo: Type: HTHL/Piloted This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

nasaspaceflight.com

Gebhardt, Chris; Burghardt, Thomas (12 December 2020). "VSS Unity aborts after engine start, safely lands with crew back at Spaceport America".

nbcnews.com

"Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Crashes During Flight Test". NBC News. 31 October 2014.
"Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Crashes During Flight Test". NBC News. 31 October 2014.
Boyle, Alan (29 August 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Glides Through a Dry Run". NBC News. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
"Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Glides Through Test Run". NBC News. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 2021-07-11.

cosmiclog.nbcnews.com

"SpaceShipTwo straps on its engine". NBC. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2012.

newatlas.com

"Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity edges closer to space". newatlas.com. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

newsdaily.com

Irene Klotz (5 November 2014). "New spaceship restoring hope after Virgin Galactic crash". SpaceDaily. Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.

newspacewatch.com

"SpaceShipTwo PF01: SS2 and WK2 preps underway". NewSpaceWatch.com. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.

nytimes.com

John Schwartz (23 January 2008). "New Tourist Spacecraft Unveiled". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2008.
Chang, Kenneth; Schwartz, John (31 October 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Crashes in New Setback for Commercial Spaceflight". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
Chang, Kenneth (3 November 2014). "Investigators Focus on Tail Booms in Crash of Space Plane". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

phys.org

"Virgin Galactic spaceship makes first glide flight". phys.org. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

reuters.com

Klotz, Irene (3 November 2014). "Rocket plane's tail activated prematurely in fatal crash". Reuters. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

scaled.com

"Scaled Composites PROJECTS". Scaled.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
"SpaceShipOne Flight Tests". Scaled Composites. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22.

skyrocket.de

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SpaceShipTwo (SS2) History, skyrocket.de

space.com

"Virgin Galactic to Launch Passengers on Private Spaceship in 2013". SPACE.com. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
"Virgin Galactic to Offer Public Space Flights". Space.com. Associated Press. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2008.
Wall, Mike (8 October 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Aces Glide Test Flight". Space.com. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
"Virgin Galactic Postpones 1st Glide Test with New SpaceShipTwo". space.com. November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
Wall, Mike (1 June 2017). "Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Makes 5th 'Glide Flight' (Photos)". space.com. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
Wall, Mike (11 January 2018). "Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Soars on 7th Glide Flight (Photo)". space.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
Wall, Mike (29 May 2018). "Success! Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Space Plane Aces 2nd Powered Test Flight". space.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
Weitering, Hanneke (26 July 2018). "Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Space Plane Aces Test Flight, Reaching Mesosphere for the 1st Time". Space.com. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
Bartels, Meghan (22 February 2019). "Virgin Galactic Reaches Space Again, Flies Test Passenger for 1st Time". space.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

spaceflightnow.com

"Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane crashes". 31 October 2014.

spacenews.com

Foust, Jeff (31 October 2014). "SpaceShipTwo Destroyed in Fatal Test Flight Accident". SpaceNews. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
"Second SpaceShipTwo makes second powered test flight – SpaceNews.com". spacenews.com. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.

telegraph.co.uk

David Millward (4 December 2016). "Virgin Galactic's space programme moves forward as SpaceShipTwo carries out first successful glide test". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

theverge.com

Grush, Lauren (13 December 2018). "Virgin Galactic's spaceplane finally makes it to space for the first time". The Verge. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
"The second powered flight of Virgin Galactic's spaceplane featured extra passenger seats". theverge.com. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
Grush, Lauren (13 December 2018). "Virgin Galactic's spaceplane finally makes it to space for the first time". theverge.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.

twitter.com

"Core memory unlocked. Welcome to space, #Galactic03. Congratulations, 014, 015, and 016!". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-08.

virgingalactic.com

"Update from Mojave: VSS Unity's First Flight Test Completed – Virgin Galactic". virgingalactic.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
Fly With Us Archived 12 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Virgin Galactic Retrieved 5 November 2015
"SpaceShipTwo Roll Out". Virgingalactic.com. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009.
"Update from Mojave: VSS Unity's First Flight Test Completed – Virgin Galactic". virgingalactic.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
"Virgin Galactic Breaks Speed of Sound in First Rocket-Powered Flight of SpaceShipTwo" (Press release). Virgin Galactic. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
"Virgin Galactic Reaches New Heights in Third Supersonic Test Flight" (Press release). Virgin Galactic. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
"Update from Mojave: Successful First Glide Flight Test for VSS Unity – Virgin Galactic". Virgin Galactic. 2016-12-03. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
"Update from Mojave: First Feather Flight of VSS Unity Completed". Virgin Galactic. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
"Update from Mojave: VSS Unity Flies with Propulsion Systems Installed and Live". Virgin Galactic. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
"Update from Mojave: VSS Unity successfully completes high speed glide flight". virgingalactic.com. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
"Into the Mesosphere at Mach 2". Virgin Galactic. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
"Virgin Galactic". www.virgingalactic.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
"Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipTwo Completes First Flight From Spaceport America". www.virgingalactic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
"Virgin Galactic's SpaceshipTwo Completes Second Flight From Spaceport America". www.virgingalactic.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
"Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes First Fully Crewed Spaceflight". 11 July 2021.
"Virgin Galactic completes glide flight from Spaceport America". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
"Virgin Galactic completes successful spaceflight". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 25 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
"Virgin Galactic completes fifth successful flight in five months". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
"Virgin Galactic Completes Sixth Successful Spaceflight in Six Months". Virgin Galactic (Press release). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

web.archive.org

Irene Klotz (5 November 2014). "New spaceship restoring hope after Virgin Galactic crash". SpaceDaily. Reuters. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
"Update from Mojave: VSS Unity's First Flight Test Completed – Virgin Galactic". virgingalactic.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
"sRLV platforms compared". NASA. 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2011. SpaceShipTwo: Type: HTHL/Piloted This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Space Ship Completes 24th Test Flight in Mojave". Hispanic Business. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
Fly With Us Archived 12 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Virgin Galactic Retrieved 5 November 2015
"FAA N Number Registration for "VSS Enterprise"". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
"Scaled Composites PROJECTS". Scaled.com. Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
"SpaceShipTwo Roll Out". Virgingalactic.com. 8 December 2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2009.
"SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight". 3 News NZ. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
Durden, Rick (31 October 2014). "Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Crashes". AVweb. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
"New SpaceShipTwo Rollout Friday". AVweb. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
"New SpaceShipTwo Rollout Friday". AVweb. 18 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
"Update from Mojave: VSS Unity's First Flight Test Completed – Virgin Galactic". virgingalactic.com. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
"SpaceShipOne Flight Tests". Scaled Composites. Archived from the original on 2010-08-22.
Jefferson, Catherine A. "First Private Manned Space Flight". devsite.org. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2007.
"Space Ship Completes 24th Test Flight in Mojave". Hispanic Business. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
"Virgin Galactic Breaks Speed of Sound in First Rocket-Powered Flight of SpaceShipTwo" (Press release). Virgin Galactic. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
"Virgin Galactic Reaches New Heights in Third Supersonic Test Flight" (Press release). Virgin Galactic. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
"Virgin Galactic spaceship makes third powered test flight". Chicago Tribune. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
"Virgin Galactic: SpaceShipTwo beginnt Flugerprobung". flugrevue.de. 13 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
"Update from Mojave: Successful First Glide Flight Test for VSS Unity – Virgin Galactic". Virgin Galactic. 2016-12-03. Archived from the original on 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
Camacho, Marian (11 January 2018). "SpaceShip Two test flight a success". kob.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

wired.com

Hoffman, Carl (22 May 2007). "Elon Musk Is Betting His Fortune on a Mission Beyond Earth's Orbit". Wired. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

x.com

@virgingalactic (19 February 2016). "Virgin Galactic announces new ship name" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Virgin Galactic [@VirginGalactic] (February 25, 2021). "The Future of the Fleet. Rollout, March 30th" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (29 June 2023). "Galactic 01 stats: launch 1528:38 UTC, apogee 85.1 km, flight time from drop to main gear touchdown 13m50s. Drop location EBR P3 in my launch points list (107.0W 33.3N)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Jonathan McDowell [@planet4589] (10 August 2023). "I don't quite agree with these numbers. I have takeoff of White Knight 2 at 1429:45 UTC (in agreement with their 8.30 am MDT) but landing of SS2 at 1532:48 UTC (9.32 am MDT). Release time 1517:10 UTC and SS2 free flight time 15:38 with apogee 88.5 km" (Tweet) – via Twitter.