Virgin Galactic receives approval for passenger spaceflight

Virgin Galactic is one step closer to flying customers to space. The company reported on June 25 that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) partially cleared the runway for it to start commercial operations. The update represents the first time the FAA has licensed a "spaceline" to fly customers, according to the company. Virgin Galactic recently completed its first spaceflight from Spaceport America, where its human spaceflight operations are based. "The [test] flight performed flawlessly,…