The Journal of Space Commerce

The Journal of Space Commerce

Next Generation Virgin Galactic Motherships in Development

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Tom Patton
Oct 11, 2022
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Two next generation motherships to support the air launch of Virgin Galactic spaceships are currently being designed and built by Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company. Since early 2022, Aurora and Virgin Galactic teams have been working together on the design concepts for the new aircraft.

While detailed engineering design work continues, teams have …

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