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Inside Flight Controls: Pilot Andy Edgell and Flight Controls Tech Fellow David Klyde dive into how we design, build, and test our spaceship’s flight controls in this episode of We Build Spaceships.

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Fred1 year ago

Fuck you, I am loosing so much money with your stock. Fuck you

Greg C 🇬🇧⚡️🚀1 year ago

Really looking forward to 2026, Virgin Galactic will create a unique experience for space travel, I really hope they succeed and grow to become a huge name in that industry 🤓🚀

Jerry1 year ago

👍🏻✨

G T1 year ago

😻🚀

hog1 year ago

Management are ripping of shareholders

BloomerPilot1 year ago

Are they still flying?

{📦Uoa ₿} UniParty=DemoRepublic1 year ago

Sounds promising. $SPCE It’s time to show some appreciation to the investors. Stock buybacks or 💰 dividends.

Mancomb_Seepgood1 year ago

I thought this was a failed launch…

Aki1 year ago

Wow, this is really impressive. More than what I was expecting. Too many funny people say you’re a fake company but guess their short positions are going to take a beating 🤣. Keep up the good work! All in! @richardbranson @chamath

BrooklynDad_Compliant!☮️1 year ago

Take the opportunity to get good with Trump. Space X not looking good

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