Virgin Orbit & Virgin Galactic news

VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SIXTH SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT IN SIX MONTHS
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company”) announced on November 2nd, 2023 the completion of its sixth space mission in six months and tenth to date. The ‘Galacti...
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HISTORIC UK MISSION REACHES SPACE, FALLS SHORT OF ORBIT
NEWQUAY, UNITED KINGDOM — 10 JANUARY 2023 — The historic first attempt to launch satellites from British soil reached space late last night, but ultimately fell short of reaching its target orbit.
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VIRGIN ORBIT RECEIVES U.K.’S FIRST ORBITAL LAUNCH LICENSE
NEWQUAY, UNITED KINGDOM – 22 DECEMBER 2021 – The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has issued launch and range control licenses to Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) to undertake the first satellite launch from ...
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VIRGIN GALACTIC & AXIOM SPACE PARTNER FOR HUMAN-TENDED MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”), an aerospace and space travel company, announced on November 3rd, 2022 an agreement with Axiom Space, a U.S.-based com...
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VIRGIN GALACTIC ANNOUNCES NEW SPACESHIP MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN ARIZONA
MESA, Ariz. – July 14, 2022 – Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”), an aerospace and space travel company, today announced it has signed a long-term lease f...
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VIRGIN GALACTIC SELECTS BOEING SUBSIDIARY AURORA TO BUILD NEW MOTHERSHIPS
TUSTIN, CA – July 6, 2022 – Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) (the “Company” or “Virgin Galactic”), an aerospace and space travel company, today announced an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences (“Aurora”...
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VIRGIN ORBIT SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ‘STRAIGHT UP’ MISSION
MOJAVE, Calif. — July 2, 2022 — Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) has confirmed the success of its fourth consecutive satellite launch mission. This launch, named Straight Up, carried seven satellites to Lo...
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VIRGIN ORBIT FORMALLY ESTABLISHES NEW BRAZILIAN SUBSIDIARY AND RECEIVES OPERATOR’S LICENSE FOR LAUNCH OPERATIONS IN ALCÂNTARA
LONG BEACH, Calif. — June 27, 2022 — Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) alongside the Brazilian Space Agency (Agência Espacial Brasileira; AEB) is pleased to announce that Virgin Orbit has been formally gran...
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UK AND US TO LAUNCH JOINT MISSION ABOARD UNITED KINGDOMS FIRST ORBITAL LAUNCH SUPPORTED BY VIRGIN ORBIT
LONG BEACH, Calif. — June 7, 2022 — Satellite launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) announces today that a joint mission between the United Kingdom’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory and...
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