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Virgin Galactic

US
commercialFounded 2004
Tustin, California, United States
www.virgingalactic.com
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Virgin Galactic raised $241,000,000 in a sale of stock in the second quarter of 2023.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/2/2023Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights

Virgin Galactic reported a net loss of $134,400,000 in the second quarter of 2023.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL8/2/2023Virgin Galactic forecasts limited revenues from initial commercial flights

Walter Villadei, an Italian Air Force pilot, flew on Virgin Galactic’s first commercial suborbital flight on 2023-06-29 and trained with Axiom Space while serving as a backup on the Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station in May.

NARRATIVE GENERAL7/7/2023Interest grows for human spaceflight in Europe

Virgin Galactic shares closed down nearly 10.8% on 2024-06-29, with most losses occurring in trading after the Galactic 01 flight.

NARRATIVE GENERAL6/29/2023Virgin Galactic completes first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight

Richard Branson announced plans for Virgin Galactic in September 2004, just before SpaceShipOne won the $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize.

NARRATIVE GROWTH6/29/2023Virgin Galactic completes first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight

Richard Branson announced plans for Virgin Galactic in September 2004, just before SpaceShipOne won the $10,000,000 Ansari X Prize.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL6/29/2023Virgin Galactic completes first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight

Virgin Galactic announced plans to sell an additional $400,000,000 of stock and is working with Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs on that offering.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/26/2023Virgin Galactic sets date and announces crew for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight

Virgin Galactic signed a contract with the Italian Air Force for the mission in October 2019 with initial intent to fly as soon as late 2020 or early 2021.

ORG RELATIONSHIP6/26/2023Virgin Galactic sets date and announces crew for first commercial SpaceShipTwo flight

If Unity 25 is successful, Virgin Galactic expects to conduct its first commercial flight, Galactic 01, in late June 2024 as a dedicated research flight for the Italian Air Force under a contract announced in 2019.

NARRATIVE GENERAL5/9/2023Virgin Galactic looks ahead to future spaceplanes as it gears up for return to space

Virgin Galactic reported a net loss of $93,000,000 in the first quarter of 2022, with increased research and development costs for the Delta-class vehicle cited as a key factor.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/9/2023Virgin Galactic looks ahead to future spaceplanes as it gears up for return to space

Virgin Galactic reported a net loss of $159,400,000 in the first quarter of 2024 with negligible revenue.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL5/9/2023Virgin Galactic looks ahead to future spaceplanes as it gears up for return to space

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight is a dedicated research flight for the Italian Air Force under a contract signed in 2019.

NARRATIVE GENERAL4/26/2023SpaceShipTwo makes first flight in nearly two years

Virgin Galactic recorded revenue of $2,300,000 for 2022 and a net loss of $500,000,000 for 2022.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL3/1/2023Virgin Galactic in final phases of return to flight

Virgin Galactic made announcements about partnerships to produce next-generation vehicles and plans a factory in the Phoenix area to build Delta-class vehicles.

NARRATIVE GROWTH3/1/2023Virgin Galactic in final phases of return to flight

Virgin Galactic announced an agreement with Axiom Space to fly a microgravity research and training mission tentatively scheduled for 2023 to train an Axiom astronaut for a later orbital mission.

ORG RELATIONSHIP11/4/2022Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship

Virgin Galactic reported a net loss of $146,000,000 in the third quarter and revenue of $767,000 for the third quarter.

NARRATIVE FINANCIAL11/4/2022Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship

Virgin Galactic delayed work on VSS Imagine to complete flight testing of VSS Unity and to perform an extensive refurbishment of Unity and its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft VMS Eve after Unity carried company founder Richard Branson to space in July 2021.

NARRATIVE GENERAL11/4/2022Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship

Virgin Galactic will perform final assembly of the new carrier aircraft at an existing company factory in Mojave, California.

NARRATIVE GROWTH11/2/2022Virgin Galactic picks suppliers for future spaceplanes

Virgin Galactic announced plans to sell up to $300,000,000 in stock.

NARRATIVE PLAN8/5/2022Virgin Galactic again delays start of commercial suborbital flights

Virgin Galactic is performing refurbishment work on VMS Eve at its factory in Mojave, California.

NARRATIVE GROWTH8/5/2022Virgin Galactic again delays start of commercial suborbital flights
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