Overheard above Spaceport America: “Release, release, release!” Read more on today’s glide flight: https://bit.ly/Unity24 | Virgin Galactic

Watch highlights from this week’s VMS Eve flights in New Mexico. During a spaceflight, VMS Eve acts as a mothership and carries SpaceShipTwo Unity to release altitude. These were routine flights for our pilots to complete regular proficiency checks. During the first flight, our pilots used VMS Eve to simulate SpaceShipTwo Unity’s glide and approach-to-land phase. Pilots for the first flight were CJ Sturckow and Dave Mackay while in the cockpit for the second were Kelly Latimer and Mike "Sooch" M