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Virgin Galactic Completes Sixth Successful Spaceflight in Six Months

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Thursday, November 2, 2023
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Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company”) today announced the completion of its sixth space mission in six months and tenth to date.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (“Virgin Galactic” or the “Company”) today announced the completion of its sixth space mission in six months and tenth to date.
  • The ‘Galactic 05’ mission saw Virgin Galactic’s spaceship converted into a suborbital lab for space-based scientific research for the second time.
  • Michael Colglazier, CEO of Virgin Galactic, said: “Providing researchers with reliable and repeatable access to a high-quality microgravity environment is vital to our mission of expanding human knowledge and enabling scientific discoveries.
  • Press materials may be accessed via the Virgin Galactic Newsroom at https://press.virgingalactic.com , including:

GA-ASI's Unmanned Aircraft Cross 8 Million Flight Hours

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Friday, July 14, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, CA, July 14, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator(R), Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger(R), and MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R)/SeaGuardian(R) lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours.

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  • SAN DIEGO, CA, July 14, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) today announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator(R), Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger(R), and MQ-9B SkyGuardian(R)/SeaGuardian(R) lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours.
  • Adding to the total are 13 MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian UAS that have flown more than 4,000 flight hours, including the new Protector RG Mk1 being delivered to the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force.
  • "Eight million flight hours is another achievement on our list of historic firsts, which demonstrates our relentless commitment to quality."
  • These aircraft systems continue to maintain some of the highest mission-capable rates in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army aircraft inventories.

Virgin Galactic Announces ‘Galactic 01’ Crew Onboard the First Commercial Spaceflight

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Monday, June 26, 2023
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Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) today announced the crew of its first commercial spaceflight, ‘Galactic 01,’ with a target flight date of June 29, 2023.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) today announced the crew of its first commercial spaceflight, ‘Galactic 01,’ with a target flight date of June 29, 2023.
  • The three-person crew from the Italian Air Force and National Research Council of Italy will board VSS Unity for a 90-minute flight to conduct a series of suborbital science experiments.
  • Please visit the Virgin Galactic website for the full press release and further information.
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    Virgin Galactic will share a global livestream of the spaceflight on VirginGalactic.com beginning at 9:00 AM MT / 11:00 AM ET on the day of the flight.

Axiom Space to train Italian Air Force's Col. Walter Villadei as professional astronaut for future space mission

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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Candidates for flight complete Axiom's training curriculum over many months in preparation to live and conduct meaningful work in space.

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  • Candidates for flight complete Axiom's training curriculum over many months in preparation to live and conduct meaningful work in space.
  • "I am thrilled, after being qualified as cosmonaut, to begin training as a professional astronaut with Axiom," Col. Villadei said.
  • As Axiom's first international astronaut trainee, it is an honor to help establish a closer relationship between Axiom and Italy."
  • Axiom Space and the Italian Air Force signed a contract on November 1, 2021, as a cornerstone step for preparing Col. Villadei to fly on a future Axiom research mission.

Axiom Space to train Italian Air Force's Col. Walter Villadei as professional astronaut for future space mission

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022
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Candidates for flight complete Axiom's training curriculum over many months in preparation to live and conduct meaningful work in space.

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  • Candidates for flight complete Axiom's training curriculum over many months in preparation to live and conduct meaningful work in space.
  • "I am thrilled, after being qualified as cosmonaut, to begin training as a professional astronaut with Axiom," Col. Villadei said.
  • As Axiom's first international astronaut trainee, it is an honor to help establish a closer relationship between Axiom and Italy."
  • Axiom Space and the Italian Air Force signed a contract on November 1, 2021, as a cornerstone step for preparing Col. Villadei to fly on a future Axiom research mission.

Virgin Galactic Begins Planned Vehicle Enhancement and Modification Period; Unity 23 Test Flight Rescheduled to Follow Completion of This Program

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Thursday, October 14, 2021
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The enhancement program is designed to improve vehicle performance and flight-rate capability for VMS Eve and VSS Unity.

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  • The enhancement program is designed to improve vehicle performance and flight-rate capability for VMS Eve and VSS Unity.
  • In preparation for this work, Virgin Galactic has been performing routine tests and analyses to update its material properties database.
  • The enhancement program is designed to further increase margins that will enable improved reliability, durability and reduced maintenance requirements when in commercial service.
  • Following the enhancement period, the Company intends to complete the vehicle testing program for VMS Eve and VSS Unity, including the planned research test flight with the Italian Air Force, before starting commercial flights.

Virgin Galactic Provides Update on Unity 23 Test Flight

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Friday, September 10, 2021
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Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (the Company or Virgin Galactic), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced an update regarding the timing of its next test flight Unity 23 with the Italian Air Force.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (the Company or Virgin Galactic), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced an update regarding the timing of its next test flight Unity 23 with the Italian Air Force.
  • During preparation for the Unity 23 test flight, a third-party supplier recently flagged a potential manufacturing defect in a component of the flight control actuation system that they supply to Virgin Galactic.
  • This issue is unrelated to the Unity 22 flight or the current FAA matter, which is focused on air traffic control clearance and communications.
  • As a result, and pending resolution of the FAA matter, the earliest the Company expects to open its flight window for Unity 23 is mid October.

Virgin Galactic Announces First Commercial Research Mission

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (the Company or Virgin Galactic), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced the manifest for the next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity from Spaceport America, which will be the first commercial, human-tended research mission for the Company.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (the Company or Virgin Galactic), a vertically integrated aerospace and space travel company, today announced the manifest for the next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity from Spaceport America, which will be the first commercial, human-tended research mission for the Company.
  • Audiences around the world will be invited to participate virtually in the Unity 23 flight and witness the commercial research mission with the Italian Air Force through a live stream available on VirginGalactic.com.
  • Sirisha Bandla, Head of Virgin Galactic Research and Vice President of Government Affairs, said: The commercial space industry is providing scientific opportunities that were unthinkable a decade ago.
  • We are thrilled to entrust this important mission to a flight pioneer such as Virgin Galactic.