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  说得很明白，维珍还没正式运营呢，就已经开始第二代母舰设计了。维珍是一家不错的公司。主要是目前没有按时进行飞行测试。只要测试好，华尔街离克变脸，臭脸变笑脸。特斯拉当年也有这样一个时期，做什么事情都拖，烧掉了华尔街300亿，但特斯拉熬过去了。其余的就变成了历史。
  Down 63% From Its Highs, Here's How Virgin Galactic Can Turn Things Around
  This space stock is plummeting, but there's a possible end in sight.
  Down 63% From Its Highs, Here's How Virgin Galactic Can Turn Things Around
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The market rebound from the March 2020 lows was led by growth stocks. A burst of new technology and companies going public via SPAC carried that momentum into 2021, and Virgin Galactic rode the wave with the best of them. But times have changed.</p>\n<p>The company has lost over half its value in just two months and is down nearly two-thirds from its all-time high. That high came on Feb. 11, right before a highly anticipated test flight was delayed due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). It's been a long way down from there, but there's an end in sight. Let's break down the deadlines that Virgin Galactic needs to hit over the next few years so it can potentially stop the bleeding -- or risk bleeding out entirely. </p>\n<div><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F622821%2F3-introducing-vss-imagine-the-first-spaceship-iii-in-the-virgin-galactic-fleet-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" srcset=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A//g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/622821/3-introducing-vss-imagine-the-first-spaceship-iii-in-the-virgin-galactic-fleet-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=300&amp;op=resize 300w, https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A//g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/622821/3-introducing-vss-imagine-the-first-spaceship-iii-in-the-virgin-galactic-fleet-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=1000&amp;op=resize 1000w, https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A//g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/622821/3-introducing-vss-imagine-the-first-spaceship-iii-in-the-virgin-galactic-fleet-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=2000&amp;op=resize 2000w\"/>\n<p>A close-up look at VSS Imagine, the first SpaceShip III in the Virgin Galactic Fleet 04. Image source: Virgin Galactic.</p>\n</div>\n<h2>The focus on VSS Unity </h2>\n<p>Most of the volatility affecting Virgin Galactic's stock has to do with delays in final tests for VSS Unity. Before we get into that, it's worth understanding the difference between motherships and spaceships. Virgin Galactic has <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE\">one</a> of each. The WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve is the mothership that transports the SpaceShip II VSS Unity to its launch altitude.</p>\n<p>VSS Unity was released in 2016 and has accomplished some pretty impressive feats, including breaking through Mach 3 in February 2019. However, carrying passengers safely day in and day out with a flawless safety record is quite another story.</p>\n<p>The spaceship was originally forecasted to take founder Richard Branson into space in early 2021. If successful, the company could then begin accepting passengers and earning revenue. But first, it needed to complete three flight tests, the first of which was scheduled for Dec. 12, 2020. However, it failed and was rescheduled for the infamous Feb. 13 before being rescheduled again for sometime in May. </p><div></div>\n<p>Here's a look at Virgin Galactic's timeline:</p>\n<div><table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<p>Date</p>\n</th>\n<th>\n<p>Event</p>\n</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Dec. 12, 2020</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Unity flight test 1/3 failed</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Feb. 13, 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Unity flight test 1/3 delayed till May</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>March 30, 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>Announced VSS Imagine and VSS Inspire, two new SpaceShip III aircraft</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Spring 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Imagine commences ground testing, manufacturing progresses on VSS Inspire</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>May 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Unity flight test 1/3</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Summer 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Imagine commences glide flights</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Summer 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Unity flight test 2/3 (full cabin of mission specialists and two pilots on board)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Summer 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Unity final flight test (Richard Branson demonstrates private astronaut experience)</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>September to December 2021</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>Four-month analysis and refurbishment period for VMS Eve and VSS Unity</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Early 2022</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Unity takes private astronauts into space</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\">\n<p>Early 2022</p>\n</td>\n<td width=\"330\">\n<p>VSS Imagine completes flight testing</p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table></div>\n<p>Data source: Virgin Galactic. Table by author. </p>\n<h2>Fleet readiness </h2>\n<p>From the timeline, it's clear to see there's a lot happening all at once. While preparing VSS Unity for commercial service, Virgin Galactic is already building the next-generation SpaceShip III line. It announced the first two SpaceShip III aircraft, VSS Imagine and VSS Inspire, in late March. Its only existing mothership, VMS Eve, can take both SpaceShip II and III aircraft. However, Virgin Galactic plans to build a new line of motherships for its SpaceShip IV \"Delta Class\" line, which is basically all theory at this point. That completes phase <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a>: Fleet readiness.</p>\n<h2>Fleet expansion </h2>\n<p>Phase two is fleet expansion. Once Virgin Galactic builds its new models and gets them fit to fly customers into space, it plans to transition \"from an R&amp;D phase to a manufacturing phase that will allow the business to scale over time.\" </p><div></div>\n<p>It's hard to pinpoint when this pivot will happen, but my best guess would be that the company takes what it learns from the SpaceShip III line and then scales SpaceShip IV Delta Class along with the new mothership model. </p>\n<p><img src=\"https://media.ycharts.com/charts/0b712434fb3cc8b0996e256d058b0d31.png\"/></p>\n<p>SPCE data by YCharts</p>\n<h2>Boom or bust</h2>\n<p>What follows is a snowball effect. Staying on schedule would allow Virgin Galactic to burn less cash, gain trust from investors, and raise more money (if needed). It would also mean gaining credibility from customers and could lead to more preorders. On the flip side, missing deadlines means more cash burn, a longer path to profitability, and likely downward pressure on the stock price (making it harder to raise money by issuing stock), and could even lead to bankruptcy.</p>\n<p>Perception is everything for growth stocks like Virgin Galactic. It seems like a distant memory, but <strong>Tesla </strong><span>(NASDAQ:TSLA)</span> was in a similar position just a few years ago. Virgin Galactic is by no means Tesla. But Tesla had a reputation for missing deadlines and burning cash that infuriated Wall Street and crippled its market cap down around $30 billion in June of 2019.</p><div></div>\n<p>It was a precarious position because Tesla would either have to borrow money at a high interest rate or dilute its stock for a bargain-bin price. Tesla got through it, and the rest is history. Love it or hate it, the company is worth over $720 billion today and the comeback is incredible.</p>\n<div><img src=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fg.foolcdn.com%2Feditorial%2Fimages%2F622821%2F4-vc01_84-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=700&amp;op=resize\" srcset=\"https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A//g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/622821/4-vc01_84-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=300&amp;op=resize 300w, https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A//g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/622821/4-vc01_84-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=1000&amp;op=resize 1000w, https://g.foolcdn.com/image/?url=https%3A//g.foolcdn.com/editorial/images/622821/4-vc01_84-3000x2000-111bcae.jpg&amp;w=2000&amp;op=resize 2000w\"/>\n<p>VMS Eve and VSS Unity in flight. Image source: Virgin Galactic.</p>\n</div>\n<h2>What to watch</h2>\n<p>Virgin Galactic's May test flight is a big deal. A successful launch should be met with optimism. However, consistency is key. Equally important are the company's summer deadlines and subsequent commercial launch in early 2022. Investors should monitor these targets as well as any adjustments the company makes to future goals. Wall Street is sour on Virgin Galactic but could quickly turn sweet if the space stock can keep pace with its new schedule.</p>\n<div></div>\n</span></body></html>","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Down 63% From Its Highs, Here's How Virgin Galactic Can Turn Things Around</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nDown 63% From Its Highs, Here's How Virgin Galactic Can Turn Things Around\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-04-27 00:00 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/27/down-63-from-its-highs-heres-how-virgin-galactic-c/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Owning Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) in 2020 was a good time. The market rebound from the March 2020 lows was led by growth stocks. A burst of new technology and companies going public via SPAC carried ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/27/down-63-from-its-highs-heres-how-virgin-galactic-c/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/04/27/down-63-from-its-highs-heres-how-virgin-galactic-c/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2130320203","content_text":"Owning Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) in 2020 was a good time. The market rebound from the March 2020 lows was led by growth stocks. A burst of new technology and companies going public via SPAC carried that momentum into 2021, and Virgin Galactic rode the wave with the best of them. But times have changed.\nThe company has lost over half its value in just two months and is down nearly two-thirds from its all-time high. That high came on Feb. 11, right before a highly anticipated test flight was delayed due to electromagnetic interference (EMI). It's been a long way down from there, but there's an end in sight. Let's break down the deadlines that Virgin Galactic needs to hit over the next few years so it can potentially stop the bleeding -- or risk bleeding out entirely. \n\nA close-up look at VSS Imagine, the first SpaceShip III in the Virgin Galactic Fleet 04. Image source: Virgin Galactic.\n\nThe focus on VSS Unity \nMost of the volatility affecting Virgin Galactic's stock has to do with delays in final tests for VSS Unity. Before we get into that, it's worth understanding the difference between motherships and spaceships. Virgin Galactic has one of each. The WhiteKnightTwo VMS Eve is the mothership that transports the SpaceShip II VSS Unity to its launch altitude.\nVSS Unity was released in 2016 and has accomplished some pretty impressive feats, including breaking through Mach 3 in February 2019. However, carrying passengers safely day in and day out with a flawless safety record is quite another story.\nThe spaceship was originally forecasted to take founder Richard Branson into space in early 2021. If successful, the company could then begin accepting passengers and earning revenue. But first, it needed to complete three flight tests, the first of which was scheduled for Dec. 12, 2020. However, it failed and was rescheduled for the infamous Feb. 13 before being rescheduled again for sometime in May. \nHere's a look at Virgin Galactic's timeline:\n\n\n\n\nDate\n\n\nEvent\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDec. 12, 2020\n\n\nVSS Unity flight test 1/3 failed\n\n\n\n\nFeb. 13, 2021\n\n\nVSS Unity flight test 1/3 delayed till May\n\n\n\n\nMarch 30, 2021\n\n\nAnnounced VSS Imagine and VSS Inspire, two new SpaceShip III aircraft\n\n\n\n\nSpring 2021\n\n\nVSS Imagine commences ground testing, manufacturing progresses on VSS Inspire\n\n\n\n\nMay 2021\n\n\nVSS Unity flight test 1/3\n\n\n\n\nSummer 2021\n\n\nVSS Imagine commences glide flights\n\n\n\n\nSummer 2021\n\n\nVSS Unity flight test 2/3 (full cabin of mission specialists and two pilots on board)\n\n\n\n\nSummer 2021\n\n\nVSS Unity final flight test (Richard Branson demonstrates private astronaut experience)\n\n\n\n\nSeptember to December 2021\n\n\nFour-month analysis and refurbishment period for VMS Eve and VSS Unity\n\n\n\n\nEarly 2022\n\n\nVSS Unity takes private astronauts into space\n\n\n\n\nEarly 2022\n\n\nVSS Imagine completes flight testing\n\n\n\n\nData source: Virgin Galactic. Table by author. \nFleet readiness \nFrom the timeline, it's clear to see there's a lot happening all at once. While preparing VSS Unity for commercial service, Virgin Galactic is already building the next-generation SpaceShip III line. It announced the first two SpaceShip III aircraft, VSS Imagine and VSS Inspire, in late March. Its only existing mothership, VMS Eve, can take both SpaceShip II and III aircraft. However, Virgin Galactic plans to build a new line of motherships for its SpaceShip IV \"Delta Class\" line, which is basically all theory at this point. That completes phase one: Fleet readiness.\nFleet expansion \nPhase two is fleet expansion. Once Virgin Galactic builds its new models and gets them fit to fly customers into space, it plans to transition \"from an R&D phase to a manufacturing phase that will allow the business to scale over time.\" \nIt's hard to pinpoint when this pivot will happen, but my best guess would be that the company takes what it learns from the SpaceShip III line and then scales SpaceShip IV Delta Class along with the new mothership model. \n\nSPCE data by YCharts\nBoom or bust\nWhat follows is a snowball effect. Staying on schedule would allow Virgin Galactic to burn less cash, gain trust from investors, and raise more money (if needed). It would also mean gaining credibility from customers and could lead to more preorders. On the flip side, missing deadlines means more cash burn, a longer path to profitability, and likely downward pressure on the stock price (making it harder to raise money by issuing stock), and could even lead to bankruptcy.\nPerception is everything for growth stocks like Virgin Galactic. It seems like a distant memory, but Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) was in a similar position just a few years ago. Virgin Galactic is by no means Tesla. But Tesla had a reputation for missing deadlines and burning cash that infuriated Wall Street and crippled its market cap down around $30 billion in June of 2019.\nIt was a precarious position because Tesla would either have to borrow money at a high interest rate or dilute its stock for a bargain-bin price. Tesla got through it, and the rest is history. Love it or hate it, the company is worth over $720 billion today and the comeback is incredible.\n\nVMS Eve and VSS Unity in flight. Image source: Virgin Galactic.\n\nWhat to watch\nVirgin Galactic's May test flight is a big deal. A successful launch should be met with optimism. However, consistency is key. Equally important are the company's summer deadlines and subsequent commercial launch in early 2022. Investors should monitor these targets as well as any adjustments the company makes to future goals. Wall Street is sour on Virgin Galactic but could quickly turn sweet if the space stock can keep pace with its new schedule.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":821,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"CN","totalScore":0}],"defaultTab":"posts","isTTM":false}