Virgin Galactic Sees Private Astronaut Flights Starting Late 2026

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Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic has refined its projection for the start of private astronaut flights to sometime in the final quarter of 2026. After disclosing a delay in the start of those operations three months ago because of production setbacks, Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said on the company's Nov...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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