Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic
Founded	2004; 22 years ago
Operating bases	Spaceport America; Mojave Air and Space Port;
Fleet size	1 (mothership vehicle) (2024)
Destinations	1 (Space)
Traded as	NYSE: SPCE; Russell 2000 component;
Headquarters	Tustin, California, U.S
Key people	Michael Colglazier (CEO); Doug Ahrens (CFO); Mike Moses (President – Safety)
Revenue	US$2.31 million (2022)
Operating income	US$−500 million (2022)
Net income	US$−500 million (2022)
Total assets	US$1.14 billion (2022)
Total equity	US$480 million (2022)
Employees	1,166 (2022)
Website	virgingalactic.com
Notes
	Financials as of December 31, 2022.

Virgin Galactic is a spaceflight company founded by the English billionaire Richard Branson in 2004.

"Virgin Galactic's new "Delta" class space planes are [... supposed to fly] no earlier than 2026", according to media (in 2024).

History

The rocket plane Unity, was retired in 2024.

The SpaceShip III (SS3 or SS III) is no longer being developed (as of 2024). Earlier (March 2021), it was shown, but the first one - the VSS Imagine - has not flown [as of 2024].

Flights

In May 2021 one of the company's spaceplanes took people into space.
On 11 July 2021, Richard Branson and three employees were passengers on a flight, up to an altitude of 86 km (53 mi); the flight had two pilots. However, the rocket plane Unity flew outside restricted airspace; That happened for 1 minute and 41 seconds. The Federal Aviation Administration allowed [any] SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to fly again [from] September 2021, after deciding to expand (or make larger) the restricted airspace around the vehicle's flight range.
In May 2023, the company's fifth spaceflight happened.
In June 2023, the rocket plane Unity was in space for 13:50 minutes. It came to a distance from Earth of 85 km (≈52 mi), and top speed was Mach 2.88. Galactic 01 is the name of the flight.
In August 2023, the rocket plane Unity was in space. It came to a distance from Earth of 88 km (≈55 mi). Galactic 02 is the name of the flight. Six people were onboard: the chief, the pilot, 3 tourists and an instructor for those space tourists.

The spaceplane Unity is rocket-powered. It is a SpaceShipTwo type spaceplane. In 2021, it came to an altitude of 86 km (≈53 mi), with people inside.

Related pages

References

↑ "Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
↑ https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-delta-class-space-plane-factory-arizona. Retrieved 2024-09-07
↑ Natalie Clarkson (7 July 2022). "Virgin Galactic announces Boeing's Aurora will build new motherships". Virgin Galactic. Virgin Group.
↑ Sheetz, Michael. "Virgin Galactic unveils ‘VSS Imagine,’ the first of its next-generation spaceship series", CNBC, March 2021. (retrieved 21 July 2022)
↑ "Virgin Galactic Unveils VSS Imagine, The First SpaceShip III In It's Growing Fleet". 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
↑ "Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space". BBC News. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
↑ "Virgin Galactic провела первый запуск своего космического корабля с людьми на борту". AIN.UA (in Russian). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
1 2 Howell, Elizabeth (10 July 2021). "Meet the crew launching on Virgin Galactic's 1st fully crewed flight Unity 22". Space.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
↑ Shepardson, David (2 September 2021). "U.S. Aviation agency probes Branson's Virgin Galactic flight deviation". Reuters.
↑ Shepardson, David (2021-09-02). "U.S. bars Virgin Galactic rocket plane flights pending mishap probe". Reuters.
↑ Foust, Jeff (2021-09-29). "FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume SpaceShipTwo flights".
↑ https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-galactic02-launch-time. Retrieved 2023-08-10

Other websites

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[1] "Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. 2022 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 28 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

[2] ttps://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-delta-class-space-plane-factory-arizona. Retrieved 2024-09-07

[Virgin-20220707-3] Natalie Clarkson (7 July 2022). "Virgin Galactic announces Boeing's Aurora will build new motherships". Virgin Galactic. Virgin Group.

[4] Sheetz, Michael. "Virgin Galactic unveils ‘VSS Imagine,’ the first of its next-generation spaceship series", CNBC, March 2021. (retrieved 21 July 2022)

[5] "Virgin Galactic Unveils VSS Imagine, The First SpaceShip III In It's Growing Fleet". 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[6] "Virgin Galactic rocket plane flies to edge of space". BBC News. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

[7] "Virgin Galactic провела первый запуск своего космического корабля с людьми на борту". AIN.UA (in Russian). 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-25.

[Howell-8] 1 2 Howell, Elizabeth (10 July 2021). "Meet the crew launching on Virgin Galactic's 1st fully crewed flight Unity 22". Space.com. Retrieved 12 July 2021.

[9] Shepardson, David (2 September 2021). "U.S. Aviation agency probes Branson's Virgin Galactic flight deviation". Reuters.

[10] Shepardson, David (2021-09-02). "U.S. bars Virgin Galactic rocket plane flights pending mishap probe". Reuters.

[11] Foust, Jeff (2021-09-29). "FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume SpaceShipTwo flights".

[12] ttps://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-galactic02-launch-time. Retrieved 2023-08-10

v t e Virgin Galactic
Mother ships, launch vehicle, first stage launch platform	White Knight Two VMS Eve VMS Spirit of Steve Fossett LauncherOne Boeing 747 Cosmic Girl
Spaceplanes	SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity VSS Enterprise† SpaceShip III VSS Imagine
Rocket engines	RocketMotorTwo NewtonOne NewtonTwo NewtonThree NewtonFour
Spaceports	Spaceport America Sierra County, New Mexico
Accident	2014 VSS Enterprise crash
Spaceflight	VSS Unity VP-03 VF-01 Unity 21 Unity 22 Unity 23
Related companies	Virgin Group Galactic Ventures The Spaceship Company Virgin Orbit Vox Space Scaled Composites (Northrop Grumman) Mojave Aerospace Ventures (Vulcan Aerospace)
Related topics	Sub-orbital spaceflight Kármán line Air launch to orbit Space tourism Commercial astronaut Composite aircraft Air launch Parasite aircraft Orbital launch vehicle Smallsats Mothership aircraft

v t e Virgin Group
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Travel	AirAsia X • America • Atlantic • Balloon Flights • Blue (Pacific Blue, Polynesian Blue, V Australia) • Express • Galactic • Holidays • Limited Edition (hotels) • Limobike • Limousines • Nigeria • Trains • Vacations
Publishing and entertainment	Books • Comics • Interactive • Oui FM • Radio • Radio Free • Records • V2 Records • V Festivals (Australia, North America, United Kingdom)
Retail	Brides • Cars • Megastores