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Virgin Galactic just revealed its first next-generation space plane, chosen by thousands of voters worldwide. Named Apeiron (meaning "boundless" in Greek), the sleek new vehicle will carry paying customers to space starting in 2027.
Virgin Galactic just revealed its sleek new Apeiron spacecraft, named by public vote, marking the dawn of a new era in space tourism. The Delta-class ship heads to New Mexico this week for final testing before commercial flights begin mid-2027.
After nearly a year without commercial space tourism flights in America, Virgin Galactic just unveiled Apeiron, the first spacecraft designed to take hundreds of people to space each year. The company plans to start flying paying customers within 18 months.
Virgin Galactic is revealing its first Delta-class spaceship this week, designed to carry more passengers to space more often than ever before. The new spacecraft brings space tourism closer to reality for hundreds of ticketholders who've been waiting years for their chance to see Earth from above.
A Gen-Z led nonprofit will fly researchers to space in 2027 to study menstruation in microgravity for the first time ever. The mission tackles a gap in space medicine that's existed since Sally Ride's historic flight 46 years ago.
After a pause to build next-generation spacecraft, Virgin Galactic is gearing up to fly paying customers to space again by year's end. The company just opened ticket sales at $750,000 per seat, with their new spaceplane completing final assembly in Arizona.