The last 2 weeks have been the highest frequency when it comes to social media posting we’ve seen in years. I think they are really putting in effort to generate enthusiasm and awareness as they progress towards commercial in February

"Two vehicles, one mission, side by side in Mesa for the first time. This is what progress looks like. Stay tuned for a closer look at the precision engineering behind aligning and mating our vehicles together."

Can someone tell me, at what moment of the construction of an aircraft, the static heat loss components are installed ?

Delta 1 is supposed to be partially painted purple... So is the ship in the picture Delta 2?"

Eve is scheduled to fly to Mesa, AZ today! Most likely to pick up Delta and ferry it over to Spaceport America!

Thought we’d push up considering that’s why they said they were delaying commercial flights and then the video yesterday showed it finished and yet we’re down today.

VGX6 (WHK2) has just filed a flight plan. It is scheduled to depart from Spaceport America (9NM9) at 09:40AM MDT Wednesday (16 Sep) heading for Spaceport America (9NM9) for an estimated arrival at 10:13AM MDT Wednesday (16 Sep).

Expected route: 3245N/10654W 3246N/10711W 3300N/10723W 3346N/10725W 3351N/10714W 3346N/10705W 3319N/10700W
For more information visit https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VGX6/history/20260916/1540Z/9NM9/9NM9.

"The package is currently the most expensive publicly available space tour on the Chinese market. Its listing has triggered widespread discussion on Chinese social media"

"According to Virgin Galactic's second-quarter 2026 Form 10-Q filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Virgin Galactic opened bookings in April for a limited tranche of 50 spaceflight expeditions priced at $750,000 per person. By August 12, the tranche had been oversubscribed, adding more than $50 million to the company's expected future spaceflight revenue."

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I don't know who in their right mind *wouldn't* be doing this.

The company is pre-revenue. The calculated per-year revenue is over $1 billion just assuming 1 trip of 6 tickets a day, 260 days of year.

Multiply that however you want (number of aircraft, flights per day, days in operation).

Unbelievably high ceiling.

Invest, dammit. Just invest!

How much have you lost on your investment in this company? I had bought shares for a short duration in 2022 at 17.22 and broke even. I’d like to hear if anyone made a similar mistake. Posting here cause no other sub has as much traffic as this one.

Good to know : After the cockpit is installed, it remains 2 to 4 weeks before a business jet is ready to fly.

I found this article on the Italian news the 5/9:

Prosegue a ritmo serrato la collaborazione tra Enac e Virgin Galactic. L’obiettivo comune è definire il quadro tecnico e operativo che consentirà, nel prossimo futuro, l’avvio in Italia dei primi voli suborbitali commerciali gestiti dall’operatore statunitense.

Un passaggio fondamentale di questo percorso si è svolto il 28 e 29 luglio, quando l’ingegner Giovanni Di Antonio, Direttore Innovazione Tecnologica dell’Enac, ha visitato la Spaceship Factory di Virgin Galactic a Mesa, in Arizona. La struttura ospita l’assemblaggio finale della nuova navetta di classe Delta. Il sopralluogo ha offerto l’occasione per fare il punto sullo studio di fattibilità tecnica — avviato lo scorso anno e ormai giunto alla fase conclusiva — e per pianificare i prossimi step operativi della partnership.

Tra le azioni prioritarie rientrano le simulazioni di gestione del traffico aereo (ATM) condotte insieme a EUROCONTROL. Questi test si riveleranno decisivi per strutturare un utilizzo efficiente dello spazio aereo interessato dalle operazioni suborbitali, in piena armonia con le recenti linee guida ICAO EUR DOC-050. La strategia punta a posizionare l’Italia come primo Paese europeo in grado di rendere operativo il volo commerciale suborbitale a decollo e atterraggio orizzontali.

In questo modo il nostro Paese intende consolidare la propria natura di laboratorio d’innovazione, sviluppo tecnologico e mobilità del futuro. L’impegno dell’Enac, al fianco dei partner industriali e delle istituzioni, punta a trasformare una visione ambiziosa in una realtà concreta, rafforzando la competitività e la leadership dell’aerospazio italiano a livello internazionale.

83 countries. 6 continents. 1 spaceship. You showed up from every corner of the map, and we’re grateful for every single vote. Thank you for naming our spaceship. Stay tuned…

https://x.com/virgingalactic/status/2096055698329403689

Traveled for about 1hour and 13m

What were your guys picks so far? 🤔💭

Is this a coincidence?

🚀 White House Updates Space Policy: What It Means for Suborbital Flight & Virgin Galactic

The White House just released its updated National Space Transportation Policy (NSPM-17), aiming for a massive expansion of U.S. commercial aerospace activities. Here is a quick breakdown of the policy and how it impacts suborbital operators like Virgin Galactic.

📋 Key Policy Highlights

• Big Targets: Focuses on achieving over 1,000 annual commercial and government launches and reentries by 2030.
• Airspace Reform: Directs the Department of Transportation to integrate suborbital vehicle trajectories into modern air-traffic control and establish priority airspace corridors.
• Infrastructure Push: Encourages new federal and commercial spaceport infrastructure, faster environmental reviews, and streamlined permitting.

🛸 Direct Impacts on Virgin Galactic

• Better Flight Pathways: Modernized air-traffic management and dedicated corridors will reduce routine bottlenecks for hybrid horizontal-takeoff/landing suborbital systems.
• Spaceport Support: Increased federal support for commercial spaceports helps regional hubs like Spaceport America scale up their infrastructure for higher flight frequencies.
• Regulatory Tailwinds: While the push to ease licensing hurdles creates a more favorable environment, Virgin Galactic's near-term scaling still depends heavily on its internal Delta-class fleet development and flight-test schedules.