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Virgin Galactic unveils next-generation spacecraft Apeiron

U.S. private space company Virgin Galactic unveiled Apeiron, its first Delta-class space tourism spacecraft, and began full-scale preparations for flight testing. The company moved the vehicle from its Mesa, Arizona plant to Spaceport America in New Mexico using the carrier aircraft VMS Eve. It plans to complete avionics and flight-software integration and verification before ground tests and a rocket-powered flight test reaching above 80 km. Virgin Galactic is targeting its first commercial flight in early Q2 2027.

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Virgin Galactic delays first commercial flight of new Delta-class spacecraft to February 2027

Virgin Galactic has delayed the first commercial flight of its next-generation Delta-class spacecraft until at least February 2027, after identifying multiple installation-related issues during assembly. CEO Michael Colglazier said the delay was not due to a single defect but to hundreds of relatively small yet important installation tasks and minor part deviations. The company plans to start ground tests later this month and continues reservations sales, with more than 50 tickets sold at $750,000 each.