Virgin Galactic Completes Successful Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) today successfully completed its Unity 25 mission to space. Mission specialists Jamila Gilbert, Christopher Huie and Luke Mays became the newest Virgin Galactic Astronauts as they evaluated the end-to-end astronaut training and spaceflight experience.
The Company will now prepare for commercial spaceline operations beginning with the ‘Galactic 01’ mission planned for late June.
"The "Unity 25" was a fantastic achievment for everyone at Virgin Galactic" said Michael Colglazier. CEO. "Witnessing our inspiring crew's pure joy upon landing, I have complete confidence in the unique astronaut experience we have built for our customers. Our teams now begin post-flight analysis as well as preparation for 'Galactic 0', our commercial research mission, planned for late June" said Michael Colglazier. CEO.
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