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Far from an internal exercise, this first round of the
program involved a cadre of our future astronaut
customers. And we’ve been connected now to our
future astronauts for over a decade, as I was speaking
to the folks here at the head table. I was actually, in
fact, one of those customers originally that’s how
I got connected to the company.
I bought a ticket for myself and for my wife, and
we look forward to flying as soon as we can. But as
I watched this group of wonderful people light up
this new phase of preparation, it spoke to the true
importance of what it is we’re doing.
The Virgin Galactic Spaceflight System in front of Spaceport America
I would love for as many of you to come by, whether as astronauts or not, to come
visit it. Because I really think that as people who appreciate the aviation sector
and the aviation history, you will see, and you’ll get a sense of the sort of the
monumental nature of what we’re building in New Mexico and with our vehicles.
What I think is most important is that last
month, we ferried Unity to Spaceport America,
the first time our spaceship had touched
ground in New Mexico, its new home. Beyond
flight, our team made and is continuing to
make significant strides to prepare for our
upcoming commercial operations and in
growing out our business.
SpaceShipTwo Unity Relocates to
Virgin Galactic’s Gateway to Space,
Spaceport America, New Mexico
We announced a partnership with Under
Armour for our custom designed personalized
flight suits which each of our future
Full Range Virgin Galactic and Under Armour
Spacewear System for Private Astronauts
astronauts will wear during their flights.
And also, working in concert with
Under Armour, our pilots, and our expert
medical and training staff, we kicked
off the first iteration of our Astronaut
Readiness Program, a short training
regime which will familiarize our
customers with the experience of
spaceflight and prepare them for
time aboard SpaceShipTwo.
Virgin Galactic’s Second
Spaceship Weight on Wheels
Back in Mojave, where our teammates at The
Spaceship Company remain firmly rooted, significant
progress has been made on building out a true fleet
of vehicles. In early January, we achieved Weight on
Wheels for our second spaceship, all major structural
elements of the vehicle being assembled, and the
vehicle carrying its own weight on its own landing
gear for the very first time.
We hit this milestone considerably faster than was the case when we were
constructing the first spaceship, a pace achieved through a more efficient modular
assembly process, and of course, the benefit of experience. Meanwhile, our third
spaceship is not very far behind with over 50% of the structural and system parts
already fabricated.
The construction of the
space line underlines
our ambitions. Having
several ships in our fleet,
each independent, each
interchangeable, means we
can hit true reusability in
our systems and achieve
a genuine routineness in
our cadence. With several
spaceships and consistent
service, we can fully cater
Virgin Galactic Fleet
to both future astronauts and
to our future astronaut manifest while accommodating regular flights of
research payloads.
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