Virgin Galactic

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Firma zaprosiła członków zespołu Virgin Galactic i Future Astronauts do zgłaszania pomysłów na nazwę nowego statku.
Otrzymano 276 pomysłów.
Wybrano czterech finalistów, którzy ucieleśniają ambicję, optymizm i ducha eksploracji, będącego sercem Virgin Galactic.
Teraz ostateczna decyzja należy do chętnych głosujących od l. 13., którzy mogą oddać głos w dn. 11-27.08.2026.
Finalist 01: Horizon
Finalist 02: Explorer
Finalist 03: Ascend
Finalist 04: Apeiron
https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/name-a-virgin-galactic-spaceship-shape-a-piece-of-spaceflight-history
https://x.com/virgingalactic/status/2087337783287484490

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Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic 11:09 PM · Aug 12, 2026
The second spaceship is progressing well: We’ve incorporated the learnings from the first build into the schedule forecast for our second spaceship, which we now expect will join the fleet in New Mexico in March.

Sales at the $750K price point were oversubscribed and we now have over 700 members within our Astronaut Community. We have retired this price point and plan to open a new tranche of Spaceflight Expeditions this fall at higher price points.

CFO Doug Ahrens: We’ve strengthened the balance sheet ahead of commercial service. $286M in cash, principal balance on 2027/28 notes reduced by $93M, and free cash flow improved 20% YoY. We are ready to launch the exciting growth phase of our business.

With our second spaceship entering service, we forecast 10+ spaceflights/month by end of Q2 2027. This will be an unprecedented achievement in human spaceflight. Quarterly positive cash flow within 2027 remains on track.

Each new spaceship costs ~$60M to produce and has the potential to generate over $1.4B in lifetime contribution margin. 500 flights per vehicle. 6 astronauts per flight. 80%+ contribution margin. The economics are spectacular.

Here’s our first ship getting its livery installed: one of the last steps before Integrated Vehicle Ground Testing. Exciting to see this ship getting ready for the next stage.

https://x.com/virgingalactic/status/2087649584227234303

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17.09.2026 został wykonany 34. lot i drugi z serii szybowcowych przez VSS Unity.

Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic 1:41 AM · Sep 17, 2026
VSS Unity completed its 34th flight today, the second in our Unity glide series preparing pilots and ops teams for the new spaceship flight test program. CJ Sturckow and Andy Edgell flew Unity; Dan Alix and Jameel Janjua flew VMS Eve. More on the glide series here → https://bit.ly/GlideSeries

https://x.com/virgingalactic/status/2100369573505855674

Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic 11:03 PM · Sep 17, 2026
Rewind to yesterday. Unity 34 in the books, second glide in the series, prepping our teams for the new spaceship 🚀

https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/2100692105534509061
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Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic 4:39 PM · Sep 15, 2026
From design schematics to bench testing to install to POWER ON.
Avionics is the nervous system of a spaceship. Thousands of sensors. 12 miles of wiring. A constant stream of data, turned into information our pilots can trust.
Without it, the vehicle is a structure. With it, it's alive.

https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/2099870624105857090
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Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic 2:47 AM · Sep 19, 2026
Busy week for Eve.
Wednesday: carried Unity to 53,000 ft for a glide flight.
Today: Flew to Mesa, AZ for integration checks with our new spaceship.

https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/2101110919044669850
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Virgin Galactic @virgingalactic 11:50 PM · Sep 21, 2026
This is the first of many feather raises during ground testing, and the first is always pretty special.
Missed it or want a refresher? Rewatch We Build Spaceships, episode 6, to see how the feather works →

https://twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/2102153405498286441