May 16, 2025
Commercial flights of new Delta Class Spaceship forecast for summer of 2026
Virgin Galactic’s CEO Michael Colglazier has told shareholders the company will be a powerhouse in space travel, despite reporting a net loss of US$84 million in Q1 2024.
Read More…November 8, 2024
The next phase of the space travel company’s growth plan is in acceleration mode
Virgin Galactic is on track to commence commercial spaceflights aboard its Delta Class spaceships in 2026, with the space travel company seeking to raise US$300 million in funding to further accelerate its growth plans.
Read More…October 18, 2024
Pioneering balloonist and Virgin Group founder to co-pilot first crewed flight
Space Perspective, the world’s first stratospheric balloon flight experience company, has revealed that Sir Richard Branson will serve as co-pilot on its first crewed flight, bringing his unparalleled ballooning experience that led to record-breaking Atlantic and Pacific Ocean crossings to the organisation.
Read More…August 21, 2024
‘Astronaut 007’ shares the space experience with Virtuosos at Virtuoso Travel Week
After a series of successful commercial spaceflights in 2023 and earlier this year, Virgin Galactic is proudly boasting that it’s operation now accounts for about 5% of the very small number of people who have ever been into space.
Read More…June 11, 2024
One researcher, three private astronauts on vehicle’s 32 flight (12th into space)
Virgin Galactic completed its 12th mission to date last weekend, carrying one researcher and three private astronauts.
Read More…May 3, 2024
Upcoming ‘Galactic 07’ will be the last paying passenger flight until 2026
Virgin Galactic will look to reignite its commercial spaceflight operations next month, announcing plans for hybrid research/private astronaut crew for ‘Galactic 07’.
Read More…January 28, 2024
Richard Branson’s space venture fills all its revenue seats on ‘Galactic 6’
Virgin Galactic completed its first spaceflight of 2024 and 11th mission to date, successfully last Friday [26 January 2024]. The latest mission comes as Richard Branson’s space venture confirmed its Delta-class spacecraft won’t begin test flights until early 2025 and their commercial services won’t begin until a year later.
Read More…January 25, 2024
Mystery surrounds the identities of the four ‘Future Astronauts’, 48hrs from takeoff
The launch window for Virgin Galactic’s first space flight launch of 2024 remains open for tomorrow, Friday 26 January 2024, from Spaceport America.
Read More…December 22, 2023
Four commercial astronauts confirmed for ‘Galactic 06’, names to be revealed
Virgin Galactic has confirmed plans to launch its next spaceflight, ‘Galactic 06’, on or around 26 January 2024. The upcoming spaceflight comes after the listed company successfully operated six suborbital flights in six months this year, the latest being in early November which carried three customers, only one of which was a private astronaut.
Read More…December 8, 2023
Priority access to next available spaceflight seats
Virgin Galactic has this week launched a new ‘NXTGEN Astronaut’ program, appearing to strategically target an audience of those who had previously registered interest in the space program with the publically listed company.
Read More…October 6, 2023
First Pakistani travels to space with Branson’s space program
Virgin Galactic Holdings successfully operated its fifth space mission in five months, ‘Galactic 04′, last Friday from Spaceport America.
Read More…September 9, 2023
Upcoming ‘Galactic 04’ spaceflight to carry first Pakistani national into space
Virgin Galactic has flagged an early October space mission for its third paying passenger flight after its fourth successful spaceflight in four months was carried out on Friday [8 September 2023].
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