Virgin Galactic Delays First New Spaceplane Flights to 2027

Virgin Galactic Delays First New Spaceplane Flights to 2027

Virgin Galactic pushed its first paying-passenger flights aboard its new Delta-class spaceplane to February 2027, about four months later than planned. CEO Michael Colglazier blamed hundreds of small assembly tasks and parts arriving slightly the wrong size, not one big breakdown. Ground tests start later in August.

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