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Virgin Galactic Unveils New Apeiron Spaceship Amid Launch Delays

The company has revealed its new Delta-class spacecraft, named Apeiron by public vote, while pushing back the first commercial flight timeline.

1 publisher · 1 article · first seen 28 Oct 2026 · updated 2d ago

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How the odds moved · Before 2027
0%50%100%5%8 Oct, 05:27 UTCnowThe Verge: Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship · 28 Oct, 14:17 UTC

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TimeChance of yes
now5%
28 Oct, 14:42 UTC6%
22 Oct, 18:56 UTC7%
20 Oct, 18:38 UTC9%
20 Oct, 05:47 UTC10%
18 Oct, 01:23 UTC8%
16 Oct, 20:02 UTC10%
8 Oct, 05:27 UTC20%

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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 28 Oct 2026. The Verge published first, on 28 October at 14:17 UTC.

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  • Before 2027 — the market puts it at 5%, closing 1 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Virgin Galactic launches its next commercial Delta-class SpaceShip after issuance but before January 1, 2027. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked news story about a train mock-up for the relevant event, but only the space launch counts.

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  1. Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship The Verge ·

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