Virgin Galactic is a spaceflight company aspiring to bring suborbital flights to the public beginning in 2023. Founded in 2004 by Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic is a parent company within the Virgin Group. Virgin Galactic is also a publicly traded stock under the ticker symbol $SPCE. This subreddit is unofficial and maintained by enthusiasts.

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The Spaceport Discord

Join us on the official r/VirginGalactic Discord channel, where we discuss all things Virgin Galactic and $SPCE!

Invite: https://discord.gg/NyM38hKAmW

r/VirginGalactic Rules

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Be respectful towards others. / No toxic posting.

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Posts should be related to Virgin Galactic.

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Stock specific. Please refer to the monthly stock talk thread.

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No low quality post.

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No duplicated posts.

Upcoming Missions & Events

Spring 2023 1st Commercial Space Flight Mission.

2025 Delivery and Flight Testing of New Motherships Built by Aurora Flight Sciences.

2026 Delivery and Flight Testing of New Delta-Class Spaceships.

Tail Numbers

VGX1/3 - SpaceshipTwo - The spaceship. Should never be flying without VGX6 also in the air.

VGX6 - WhiteKnightTwo - The mothership. Sometimes flies solo, so if you see VGX6 but not VGX1, don't be alarmed. When you see both of them together you know something's going on.

N24GA - An Extra EA-300 - an aerobatic monoplane. Flies pretty regularly, can be used to practice G-Forces experienced during rocket burn.

N350KG - A small passenger plane that makes frequent flights from Spaceport, Las Cruces, and Mojave.

9NM9 - The airport code for Spaceport America. For example, Las Vegas is KLAS, this is just the equivalent for the Spaceport.

Virgin Galactic's Pilot Corps

Chief Pilot: Dave "Mac" Mackay

Chief Flight Instructor: Mike "Sooch" Masucci

Chief Astronaut Instructor: Beth Moses

Pilot: Rick "CJ" Sturckow

Pilot: Nicola Pecile

Test Pilot: Mark "Forger" Stucky

Test Pilot: Kelly "Cosmic" Latimer

VP Safety: Todd "Leif" Ericson

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