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New System Integration Facility Opened by Virgin Galactic

Company Begins Operations at Delta Spaceship Ground Testing Facility

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Tom Patton
May 08, 2024
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A new system integration facility has been opened by Virgin Galactic in Southern California for the Company’s Delta Class spaceships. This ground-based test facility, which houses a testing platform known as an “Iron Bird,” has begun tests of initial subsystems and will add components over the course of the year to increase its scope and effectiveness.

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