Virgin Galactic completes new spaceship manufacturing facility
10 Jul 2024
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Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday it completed its manufacturing facility that will assemble its next-generation Delta spaceships, which will fly to space from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico.
Last month, Virgin Galactic flew to space from the Spaceport for the second time in 2024 and its 12th spaceflight overall since July 2021. But the company has said it will retire that spaceship — the VSS Unity — and pause all spaceflights from New Mexico until the Delta ship is ready.
The Phoenix facility has two hangars with multiple bays, designed to maximize flexibility in building and testing the new spaceship, the company said.
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