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Virgin Galactic names first Delta-class spaceplane 'Apeiron'

Virgin Galactic unveiled the name of its first next-generation Delta-class suborbital spacecraft, Apeiron, chosen through a public vote. The announcement comes as the US has gone roughly 10 months without a commercial space tourism flight, following the retirement of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity in mid-2024, the pause of Blue Origin's New Shepard program, and SpaceX winding down its free-flying Crew Dragon missions.

arstechnica.com · 2026-10-28

Virgin Galactic names new spaceship Apeiron, pushes launch to Q2 2027

Virgin Galactic has unveiled Apeiron, the first of its new Delta-class spacecraft, chosen by public poll. The company says the ship is departing its Mesa, Arizona factory for Spaceport America, but commercial spaceflight is now pushed to early Q2 2027, with a second ship following by late Q2 or early Q3 2027.

theverge.com · 2026-10-28