Virgin Galactic Claims Delta Progress, Eyes Defense Work

 Final assembly of the Delta ships will take place at Virgin Galactic’s new Delta facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

Virgin Galactic has stated that assembly of "Delta" space tourist ships will take place at a facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic, which is in the middle of a long-term operational pause while it races to stand up a new fleet of revenue-generating launch vehicles, said its manufacturing team and suppliers are adapting to “bumps in the road,” including delayed wing assembly. But the space tourist upstart asserts...
Michael Bruno

Based in Washington, Michael Bruno is Aviation Week Network’s Executive Editor for Business. He oversees coverage of aviation, aerospace and defense businesses, supply chains and related issues.

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