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Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship
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Virgin Galactic has unveiled Apeiron, the inaugural vessel of its new Delta-class spacecraft fleet. While the company recently announced further schedule delays, commercial operations for the lead spaceship are currently projected to begin in late 2027.
- 01Apeiron represents the first deployment of the company's next-generation Delta-class spacecraft architecture
- 02Virgin Galactic officially confirmed an additional one-year delay for the vessel's inaugural commercial flight
- 03The spacecraft name was selected through a public polling process recently concluded by the firm
- 04Executive leadership revised the operational timeline following the latest project milestone announcement
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Virgin Galactic's new spaceship is here, dubbed "Apeiron" by popular vote from a public poll. Apeiron is the first of the company's new Delta-class spacecraft, but it isn't slated to launch for nearly another year. Earlier this week, Virgin Galactic announced another delay in its launch timeline: The lead Spaceship's first commercial spaceflight is now […]