(Bloomberg) -- Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. plans to fly the first flight of its upgraded spaceplane in the US during the summer of 2026, which would bring an end to a nearly two-year hiatus of ...

But Richard Branson's dream of launching regular commercial flights into space is inching ever closer to fruition, after Virgin Galactic announced ... next month, with test flights predicted ...

“Virgin Galactic test pilots broke Mach 2 this morning, as VSS Unity took her third rocket-powered supersonic outing in less than four months,” noted Virgin Galatic in a post flight release.

These spaceships will be used for commercial flights in 2026 ... The company will build and test the spaceships during summer into winter, according to Virgin Galactic earnings presentation.

The general idea revolves around launching the vehicle into space from its departure point, before re-entering and arriving at the destination site for landing – all in a fraction of the time it ...