Virgin Galactic

#8965

Rank

$120.57M

Marketcap

United States

Country

Leadership team

Mr. Michael A. Colglazier (CEO, Pres & Director)

Mr. Douglas T. Ahrens (Exec. VP, CFO & Treasurer)

Mr. Michael Patrick Moses (Pres of Space Missions & Safety)

Products/ Services

Aerospace, Commercial, Space Travel

Number of Employees

500 - 1000

Headquarters

Mojave, California, United States

Established

2004

Company Registration

SEC CIK number: 0001706946

Revenue

500K - 2M

Traded as

SPCE

Social Media

URL

https://www.virgingalactic.com

Overview

Location

Recognition and Award

References

Summary

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. focuses on the development, manufacture, and operation of spaceships and related technologies for conducting commercial human spaceflight and flying commercial research and development payloads into space. It is also involved in the ground and flight testing, and post-flight maintenance of its spaceflight system vehicles. The company serves private individuals, researchers, and government agencies. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2017 is headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. was a former subsidiary of Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.

History

The company was founded in 2004. Virgin Galactic’s first test flight took place in 2004, and the first commercial spaceflight was planned for 2017, but was postponed due to a crash in a 2014 test flight. The company is also planning to offer orbital human spaceflights in the future.

Mission

Our mission, to be the Spaceline for Earth, means we focus on using space for good while delivering an unparalleled customer experience.

Vision

We recognise that improving access to space is a fundamentally challenging ambition. We will achieve it only in a spirit of collaboration and with a recognition that we must continually learn and can always improve.

Key Team

Mr. Swaminathan B. Iyer (Pres of Aerospace Systems-Galactic Co.)

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (Founder)

Mr. Alistair Burns (Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer)

Mr. Eric Cerny (VP of Investor Relations)

Ms. Sarah E. Kim (Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Corp. Sec.)

Aleanna Crane (VP of Communications)

Ms. Aparna Chitale (Chief People Officer)

Recognition and Awards

Virgin Galactic has been recognized for its progress and achievements in commercial spaceflight. Specifically, the company has been honored with awards from the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation and the Royal Aeronautical Society. It was also awarded the Smithsonian’s Special Achievement Award in 2006.