Virgin Galactic has announced plans for a new mission in 2027, which it has named 'Operation Period–01', or OP–01 for short. As you might have guessed from the name, the mission will be dedicated to ...

On Thursday, the publicly traded spaceflight company Virgin Galactic shared on social media a new photo of its next-generation spaceship being towed outside of its factory in Mesa, Arizona. You ...

Earnings Call Insights: Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) Q4 2025 CEO Michael Colglazier highlighted the completion of structural assembly for all three major components of the company’s new ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that Virgin Galactic cannot launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into a mishap that occurred during ...

Two researchers will head to space next year to study menstruation in microgravity. Manju Bangalore and Priya Abiram of Operation Period will board a spaceflight with Virgin Galactic that will launch ...

The company paused commercial flights in June 2024 to develop its new "Delta class" spaceplanes. Ground testing for the new spaceplane is scheduled to begin in April, with flight tests to follow in ...

Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, a global conglomerate with holdings in aviation, space travel, telecommunications and financial services. He is the founder of Virgin Galactic, a ...

The mission, called "Operation Period," will be the first of its kind, according to the company. Two women from the nonprofit Operation Period will lead the research on the flight. The findings could ...