British billionaire Richard Branson-founded space travel company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE:SPCE) said on Sunday that the company’s Galactic 04 spaceflight will take place on Oct. 6.
What Happened: The flight window of Galactic 04 opens on Oct. 5. However, the company decided to launch on Friday to give its team an additional day to complete vehicle prep and checks.
“We look forward to taking to the skies in a few days!,” the company wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The three private astronauts flying to space on this mission are from the U.S., UK, ...