Virgin Galactic shares surged another 5% in premarket trading

Tiger Newspress2021-05-21

Virgin Galactic shares surged another 5% in premarket trading after raising 15% yesterday.

Virgin Galactic announced on Thursday its next spaceflight test is targeting May 22, following the completion of a maintenance review of its carrier aircraft that threatened to delay the flight from this month.

“Following a detailed inspection and thorough analysis of our mothership, Eve, we have cleared our Spaceflight System for our upcoming flight,” Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said in a statement.

Virgin Galactic leadership,when the company reported first quarter results last week, revealed that the target date for the next spaceflight test was under evaluation due to a possible maintenance issue with VMS Eve, the aircraft that carries the spacecraft before launch. The company said its engineering analysis determined the VMS Eve “structures healthy,” clearing the aircraft for flight.

The company is working to complete development of its SpaceShipTwo system, with four test flights remaining before Virgin Galactic begins commercial service in 2022.

Virgin Galactic attempted the first of those four spaceflight tests in December, but the mission was cut short by an engine anomaly. The company scheduled a repeat of the flight attempt for February, but then delayed to May to give more time to address an electromagnetic interference issue with the spacecraft’s flight computer.

This upcoming spaceflight test will fly with just the two pilots onboard, but will also carry microgravity research payloads under NASA’s Flight Opportunities program. In addition to resolving the issue which cut short the December attempt, Virgin Galactic said this spaceflight test will further evaluate its customer cabin and test a livestream from onboard the spacecraft.

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  • happymoney
    2021-05-24
    happymoney
    嫦娥
  • GCL08
    2021-05-22
    GCL08
    Finally my SPCE is turning around 鹹魚翻身 🤣
  • rayhky
    2021-05-22
    rayhky
    How high can this go?
  • DChia
    2021-05-21
    DChia
    Gave a scare couple of weeks ago. Pls zoom andfly to moon. Pls like and comment. Tks
  • JaneJ
    2021-05-21
    JaneJ
    Wow. Hopely fly this time. 
  • tehcheong
    2021-05-21
    tehcheong
    [看涨] [看涨] [看涨] 
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