Virgin Galactic Spaceship Takes Off from New Mexico and Reaches Space

On May 22nd, Virgin Galactic took off to the sky and successfully completed its first crewed flight from New Mexico, making it the third U.S. state to launch humans into space. The VSS Unity spacecraft reached an altitude of 44,000 feet before gliding safely back to Earth. The flight was initially scheduled for November 2020, but it has been pushed back due to a number of technical issues. After several delays, the