Major milestone complete – the next spaceship in our fleet is, for the first time, carrying its own weight. In this milestone, all major structural elements of the vehicle were assembled and the vehicle deployed its main landing gear. We've reached Weight on Wheels in the build of our next spaceship considerably faster than it took to get to this stage with our first spaceship, VSS Unity, which is currently in flight test. Our third spaceship is making good progress too! https://virg.in/532 | Vi

77K views · 898 reactions | BLAST OFF: Virgin Galactic made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringes of space in a manned shuttle, as the company moves toward offering tourist flights to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere. https://abcn.ws/3fexyIH | ABC News | Facebook

Inside the four walls of Virgin Galactic’s spaceship factory, our team is building the next-gen fleet with precision—every part designed for hundreds of safe flights. Parts flowing in weekly. Systems installing. Structures rising. This is the spaceship factory in full motion. Dive into Episode 8 of We Build SpaceShips. | Virgin Galactic