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Step inside the SpaceShip factory! Curious about what happens to parts when they arrive at our factory? Dive into the sub-assembly process in episode 4 of We Build SpaceShips.
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Huge thanks to our Virgin Galactic teammates for all of their incredible work. We’ll continue to share more progress in the “We Build SpaceShips” series. Catch up on all the episodes here:
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Virgin Galactic CFO Doug Ahrens shared that the $SPCE balance sheet remains strong with $508 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities at the end of Q2. We have continued to manage the business with discipline and a focus on efficiency — reducing cash burn and.
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Development of our next-gen launch vehicle, “LV-X”, is underway—and we anticipate this will have a range of research and development applications, in addition to supporting our SpaceShip fleet.
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Our next-gen SpaceShips use advanced carbon fiber and BMI resin for unmatched strength-to-weight ratio and extreme environment resistance. Composite parts are moving through fabrication into the SpaceShip factory.
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The mechanical systems are coming together nicely. The landing gear for the nose of our next SpaceShip was delivered to our Safety and Test facility in Orange County to begin testing.
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Our hybrid rocket motor is powered by oxidizer combining with solid fuel to create combustion. The completed oxidizer tank—now through production and testing—will soon join parts at the SpaceShip Factory.
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Parts fabrication and assembly are moving ahead at our supplier facilities and our SpaceShip factory in Phoenix, where 💯 of program assembly tooling is now in place.
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A few takeaways. CEO Michael Colglazier shared that commercial service remains planned for 2026, with both research and private astronaut flights expected in the fall of next year.
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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Virgin Galactic announced Q2 2025 earnings today. You can find call details, press release, and presentation here:
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Our dedicated team and partners have been hard at work building our next-gen SpaceShips. Spaceline President Mike Moses highlights our latest milestones.
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What is BMI carbon fiber and why is it used to build major structural parts of our spaceships? In this episode of We Build Spaceships, we dive into the advanced processes behind crafting carbon composite parts with our partner, Qarbon Aerospace.
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Inside Flight Controls: Pilot Andy Edgell and Flight Controls Tech Fellow David Klyde dive into how we design, build, and test our spaceship’s flight controls in this episode of We Build Spaceships.
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Welcome to the introductory episode of We Build SpaceShips. During this multi-episode series, we’ll take you behind the scenes into our production, test, and launch facilities, where you’ll hear straight from the experts and get an unprecedented look at the industry-defining work
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It’s been a great week at Aspire’s Leaders of Luxury event at @BAFTA London and the Paris Air Show (@salondubourget)! We showcased our advanced spaceship program alongside key partners Qarbon Aerospace, @Dassault3DS, and @BellFlight. Our teammates on the ground enjoyed the
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Starting next month, Virgin Galactic plans to launch a new series that takes you behind the scenes of how we build our SpaceShips – showcasing our progress as we pave the way for wider access to space travel.
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Virgin Galactic CFO Doug Ahrens shared that $SPCE balance sheet remains strong with $567 million in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities. Cash spending is projected to decline through 2025.
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We’re exploring the potential for our carrier aircraft to be adapted for government and research use, given its unique ability to carry heavy payloads to high altitude. Taking a more expansive view of our proprietary carrier ship platform could eventually lead to incremental.
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We are midway through our feasibility study that is assessing the potential of a second spaceport in Southern Italy.
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Future astronaut sales are expected to open in Q1 2026 as we move closer to our new SpaceShips taking flight.
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