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Agreement with Italy’s civil aviation authority to determine the conditions for suborbital operations from the Grottaglie Spaceport, inspired by Virgin’s model in the U.S. with the composites-intensive VSS Unity.

Aboard the all-composite VSS Unity spaceplane, the Galactic 01 spaceflight carried 13 research payloads and three crew members, with a second flight scheduled for August.

Gefran, ASK Chemicals Group, Roth Industries, TPI Composites, Virgin Galactic and Verisurf Software announce new personnel and retirements.

The company is to prepare for rocket-powered spaceflight pending data analysis, following the successful glide flight in New Mexico.

Mesa, Arizona, facility will have the capacity to produce up to six spaceships per year, supporting increased flight frequency and bringing skilled aerospace jobs to the area.

Manufacturing ramp-up and ground testing for VSS Imagine spaceship within the Virgin Galactic fleet, with glide flights commenced for summer 2021.

Bell Textron Inc. and Qarbon Aerospace are slated to manufacture major subassemblies — flight control surfaces, complex composite components and more — for the next-gen spaceships.

The Space Act Agreement (SAA) represents a partnership between Virgin Galactic and NASA for the development of high-speed, and environmentally sustainable, aviation technology.

Agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences to deliver two composite mothership vehicles, each designed to fly up to 200 launches per year, expected to enter service in 2025.

In addition to unveiling the high-speed aircraft design, Virgin Galactic signed an MOU with Rolls-Royce. This follows the company’s completion of its Mission Concept Review and FAA authorization.