Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic's 1st 'Delta-class' space plane
📍 The outcome
Virgin Galactic's new space plane, named Apeiron, was transferred to Spaceport America for flight testing after being unveiled as the company's first "Delta-class" space plane. The Apeiron space plane was seen taking to the skies for the first time, marking a significant step in Virgin Galactic's bid to restart its space tourism business. The space plane's arrival and initial flights have been reported, but further developments are not covered in the provided headlines.
Epilogue added 4d ago, after coverage quieted.
Who reported it (21)
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Space Tourism Is Dead Forbes · 9d ago
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Virgin Galactic is finally revealing its new Delta-class spaceship this week Space · 9d ago broke it first
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Meet Apeiron, Virgin Galactic's 1st 'Delta-class' space plane Space · 9d ago broke it first
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