Virgin Galactic has named former Rolls-Royce executive, Matthew Boguradzki, as Vice President, Sales and Strategy.

Virgin Galactic has revealed plans to move forward with a new astronaut campus and training facility after acquiring a parcel of land for the project in New Mexico.

Virgin Galactic Holdings has recruited former Delta Air Lines executive Mike Moore as Executive Vice President, Spaceline Technical Operations. Reporting to Virgin Galactic’s CEO Michael Colglazier, Moore will be tasked with Virgin Galactic’s technical operations and maintenance team in charge of ensuring the company’s vehicles are ready for flight.

Virtuoso and Virgin Galactic have reignited a strategic partnership, making a limited number of seats for Virgin Galactic’s spaceflight experience available to the luxury travel network’s global client base. This agreement makes space travel accessible through Virtuoso’s portfolio of top-tier luxury experiences.

Virgin Galactic says a new manufacturing facility it has leased will enable the aerospace and space travel company to construct up to six of its new Delta class spaceships annually.

Virgin Galactic has struck an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, to partner in the design and manufacturing of the Company’s next-generation motherships.

Fifteen years after purchasing his ticket to space with Virgin Galactic, Matthew Upchurch, the CEO of Virtuoso, remains steadfastly committed to Richard Branson’s space tourism project.

Virgin Galactic has confirmed yet another delay for its first commercial space flight, pushed back at least three months until Q1 2023.

Virgin Galactic is opening up ticket sales once again to the general public starting on 16 February (US time). The aerospace company marked the occasion releasing fresh branding ahead of the start of commercial operations, earmarked for later this year.

Virgin Galactic has begun contacting prospective Future Astronauts to “secure their place in history” on an upcoming Priority List for its commercial space flights.

Virgin Galactic has sold a further 100-odd seats to space on VSS Unity since re-opening bookings in August of this year.

Virgin Galactic has pushed back the expected launch date of commercial spaceflights until Q4 2022. The aerospace company had most recently had its hopes pinned on a Q3 2022 start.