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IIAS Researcher Kellie Gerardi to Fly as Payload Specialist on Research Mission LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic”), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, has announced a new contract ...

Virgin Galactic prepared for another human spaceflight attempt from New Mexico May 22, 2021 Virgin Galactic will attempt to perform the first human spaceflight from Spaceport America again, just south of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, today, using the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo spacecraft. VSS Unity is mated with its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft VMS Eve. Together, Eve will climb up to an altitude of 50,000 feet before releasing VSS Unity for a rocket-powered flight to space. Flight restricti...

"Following a detailed inspection and thorough analysis of our mothership, Eve, we have cleared our Spaceflight System for our upcoming flight," Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said in a statement. Shares of Virgin Galactic jumped as much as 19% in premarket trading from its previous close of $17.27. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactics carrier aircraft releases its spacecraft Unity during a glide flight test. Virgin Galactic leadership, when the company reported first quarter results last we...

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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) jumped by nearly 20% at the open on Thursday after the space tourism company said it would resume test flights as soon as Saturday. As of 10 a.m. EDT, the stock was still up by around 13%. So what Virgin Galactic has experienced a lot of turbulence over the past year. The company had originally hoped to begin commercial operations last year, but those plans were foiled by a combination of pandemic-related complications and testing issues. Its shar...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Virgin Galactic Announces Aerospace Systems and Engineering Leadership Appointments February 25, 2021 GMT LAS CRUCES, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 25, 2021-- Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced the appointments of Swami Iyer as its President of Aerospace Systems and Stephen Justice as its Vice President of Engineering. A...

The Test Flight on December 12, 2020 Did Not Reach Space as Planned Virgin Galactic finally provided an update following its recent test flight on December 12, 2020. During the test flight, the rocket motor did not fire due to the ignition sequence not completing. Following this event, the pilots conducted a safe landing and return to Spaceport America, New Mexico as planned. Virgin Galactic is now conducting post-flight analysis and can so far report that the onboard computer which monitors th...

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