Plus occasional updates on Dezeen’s services and breaking news. Sent every Thursday and featuring a selection of the best reader comments and most talked-about stories. Our most popular newsletter, formerly known as Dezeen Weekly. More Emilie Chalcraft |įoster + Partners have completed the world’s first space terminal for tourists in New Mexico. News: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft broke the sound barrier during its first rocket-powered flight in California yesterday. Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft completes first rocket-powered flight.Y-3 creates flight suits for Virgin Galactic pilots on world's first commercial space flightsĪstronauts piloting Virgin Galactic's commercial space flights will suit-up in these one-piece uniforms by Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas' brand Y-3 (+ movie).Virgin Galactic has unveiled an updated version of its commercial SpaceShipTwo craft, the Virgin Spaceship Unity, which will begin renewed testing in California and New Mexico following a fatal crash in 2015. Virgin Galactic reveals updated passenger spacecraft and restarts test flights.This captioned movie shows Virgin Galactic's prototype SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity complete its first supersonic, rocket-powered flight, taking the company one step closer to commercial space travel. Footage shows Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo take first successful test flight.