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Virgin Galactic plans to raise ticket price for space trips from current US$600,000

Virgin Galactic had been selling seats on its forthcoming Delta spacecraft at about US$600,000 a seat. In 2026, it plans to charge more

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A still from a video from Virgin Galactic on August 10, 2023, with Anastatia Mayers (front left), 18, Jon Goodwin (back right), 80, and Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses (front right) in space. Virgin Galactic had been selling seats on its forthcoming Delta spacecraft at about US$600,000 a seat. In 2026, it plans to charge more. Photo: Virgin Galactic/AFP
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Virgin Galactic says it plans to charge more for its space tourism flights when it resumes sales in the first quarter of 2026.

The Richard Branson-founded company had been selling tickets for suborbital joyrides on its forthcoming Delta spacecraft at about US$600,000 a seat.

Company executives did not disclose a new price tag during a call with analysts after Virgin Galactic reported results for the first quarter last week.

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The company competes with Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin in selling short trips to space for sightseeing and research.
Virgin Galactic’s now-retired VSS Unity taking off for a suborbital space flight from the US state of New Mexico in 2024. The company will replace it with its forthcoming Delta spacecraft. Photo: Anadolu via Getty Images
Virgin Galactic’s now-retired VSS Unity taking off for a suborbital space flight from the US state of New Mexico in 2024. The company will replace it with its forthcoming Delta spacecraft. Photo: Anadolu via Getty Images

The first flight with the new spaceship – a research mission – is planned for summer 2026, with private astronaut flights slated for the autumn of that year, the company said. Virgin Galactic paused tourism operations in June 2024 to focus on developing its upgraded Delta spacecraft.

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