Watch Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and Unity Take Off for Historic Trip to Space

SpaceShipTwo Unity and its carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Dec. 13, 2018. A short time later, Unity soared to above the 50-mile (80 km) boundary that NASA and the United States Air Force use when handing out astronaut wings. -- More about the flight: https://www.space.com/42716-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-unity-reaches-space.html

Virgin Galactic will release footage of Unity's space flight later today.

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