Virgin Galactic finishes 1st powered flight since 2014 crash
Richard Branson-led commercial spaceflight Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity has successfully completed its first supersonic, rocket-powered flight since 2014 crash. The plane had crashed during a test flight, killing one of its pilots. Notably, Unity was launched mid-flight by a larger plane called White Knight Two at an altitude of around 46,500 ft. 