Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate, which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- space tourism [1]
- Company / filing name
- Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc [2]
- Headquarters location
- Las Cruces [1]
- Founded
- 2004 [1]
- Legal form
- limited liability company [1]
- Founders
- Richard Branson; Burt Rutan [1]
- Official website
- www.virgingalactic.com ↗ [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 238,000 · reported year 2020 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US92766K4031 [1]
- CIK
- 1706946 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- SPCE (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate, which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. [3]
Headquartered in California with launches in New Mexico, the company develops commercial spacecraft and provides suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air-launched from beneath a carrier airplane, White Knight Two. As of 2026, twelve Virgin Galactic flights have exceeded 50 miles altitude, entering outer space by US standards, all with VSS Unity spaceship since 2018. [3]
The company also spun off its under-development LauncherOne rocket, an air-launched satellite launch vehicle, to Virgin Orbit in 2017. Virgin Orbit was subsequently shut down in 2023. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Virgin Galactic. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 238,000 · reported year 2020. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: SPCE (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc founded?
Founded: 2004. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc?
Headquarters location: Las Cruces. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc?
Business sectors: space tourism. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Virgin Galactic (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.