Virgin Galactic embarks on 1st spaceflight mission in nearly 2 yrs

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic embarked toward the edge of space on Thursday carrying a crew of six, its first spaceflight test in nearly two years. The twin-fuselage VMS Eve carrier plane took off from Spaceport America site. "Touchdown, VSS Unity! Our crew and spaceship are back on Earth after landing smoothly at Spaceport America, New Mexico," Virgin Galactic tweeted.