In front of Kibo, is the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module. iss067e009250 (April 9, 2022) – larger image ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane fires its rocket engine to launch two pilots and four passengers to suborbital space and back on the Galactic 07 mission on June 8, 2024.

Here’s how it works. The view from Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane during its Galactic 02 spaceflight on Aug. 10, 2023.(Image credit: Virgin Galactic) ...

Virgin Galactic employs an air-launch strategy. Like VSS Unity, each Delta ship will lift off from a runway beneath the wings of a large carrier aircraft, which will drop the space plane at altitude.