PIGI was the first Unity game engine digital twin to receive fielding authority from the US Space Force.
VSS Unity’s glide characteristics and energy-management profile closely mirror those of Virgin Galactic’s new Spaceship.
Virgin Galactic has begun unpowered glide flights over Spaceport America in New Mexico using its prototype spaceplane VSS Unity.
Ground controllers are scheduled to install Cygnus XL on the Unity module’s Earth-facing port to begin unloading cargo.
Virgin Galactic’s most recent suborbital human spaceflight mission was in June 2024, which was the last flight of the VSS Unity spaceplane.
Virgin Galactic retired its SpaceShipTwo vehicle VSS Unity in June 2024 to focus resources on the Delta-class suborbital spaceplanes.
On November 27, Northrop Grumman's cargo spacecraft Cygnus XL was repositioned to the Earth-facing port of the Unity module.
Dos semanas después, el transbordador espacial estadounidense Endeavour acopló el módulo Unity al módulo Zaryá en la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS).
Passengers can also view space and Earth through Unity's windows.
Passengers aboard Unity experience 4 to 5 minutes of weightlessness and can unbuckle their seatbelts to float inside the cabin.
After detachment from Eve, Unity ascends on its own rocket engine to over 80 km in altitude.
Virgin Galactic's mothership, 'Virgin MotherShip Eve,' ascends to an altitude of 15 km with the spacecraft 'Virgin SpaceShip Unity.'
Virgin Galactic is developing the 'Delta Class' as a successor to Unity.
Commercial flights aboard Unity are expected to conclude in June 2024.
After capture, Cygnus XL will be installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading.
Trimble launched Trimble Unity in June 2024 as a new asset lifecycle management suite for owners of capital improvement projects and public infrastructure.
Virgin Galactic announced it would retire VSS Unity to focus on developing the next generation Delta-class vehicle.
Virgin Galactic plans to operate three flights a week with Delta vehicles, compared to one Unity flight a month.
Virgin Galactic will retire VSS Unity by the middle of 2024 to conserve about $1,000,000,000 in cash to complete work on the Delta class of vehicles.
VSS Unity released from VMS Eve at 11:26 a.m. Eastern on 2024-06-08 and reached an altitude of 87.5 km before landing back at Spaceport America at 11:41 a.m. Eastern.