• Virgin Galactic now expects its lead Delta-class spaceship’s first commercial spaceflight in early Q2 2027.
• The second spaceship is expected to begin commercial operations in late Q2 or early Q3 2027.
• The revised schedule allows additional time to complete avionics software integration and validation, with testing concluding at Spaceport America.
• The lead spaceship is scheduled to arrive at Spaceport America on October 28, marking the transition from assembly to flight-test preparations.
• Structural testing of the feather assembly is complete; factory work now shifts to completing the wing and fuselage structural test assembly.

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