The space company founded by Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc, has finished an extensive upgrade period for its tourist spacecraft, VSS Unity. The upgrades caused the halt of the spaceplane and its carrier aircraft in 2021, which pushed further the company’s first customer mission to space. The company stated on Tuesday that commercial services are set to begin by Q2 of 2023 in collaboration with an Italian Air Force research crew mission. Before this, Virgin Galactic needs to execute ground testing of its primary spaceplane, VSS Unity, and carrier aircraft, VMS Eve. It will also be conducting a full-powered … Continue reading Virgin Galactic’s Commercial Services to Commence For Its Customers In 2023