Will Virgin Galactic Abandon the Space Tourism Business?

Virgin Galactic may have found a better way to make money in space.In June 2024, space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (SPCE -4.67%) launched its Unity spaceplane with a planeload of space tourists for the last time. In the months since, the company has continued working on its new spaceplane, dubbed the Delta class.Expected to enter service sometime in 2026, the new Delta class should offer multiple improvements over Unity. For example, reconditioning and engine replacement requirements on Unity limited th ...