Virgin Galactic names new Delta-class spaceship Apeiron
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Virgin Galactic has named its new spaceship Apeiron following a public vote, with a transfer to Spaceport America planned for Wednesday, The Verge reported.
Virgin Galactic's new Delta-class spaceship has been named Apeiron following a public vote, The Verge reported on Wednesday. The spacecraft is scheduled to travel from the company's factory in Mesa, Arizona, to Spaceport America in New Mexico, carried by its Eve launch aircraft. [1]
At Spaceport America, the engineering team plans to finish validating the spaceship's avionics software before flight tests begin. The transfer is a step in preparations for testing, rather than a commercial passenger flight. The company's revised commercial launch schedule was announced earlier this week, according to the report. [1]
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