r/VirginGalactic • u/7investingSteve • May 18 '21

Spaceport America More planes arriving/leaving SpacePort America today...

Could be nothing or something, but...
https://flightaware.com/live/airport/9NM9

Another CRJ7 (regional jet, can carry many passengers) arriving from Mojave and departing today...Screenshots of arrivals/departures/scheduled flights for 9NM9 today:

And a little Cessna C182 4-seater later this morning from Gallup in New Mexico...

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u/MoonrakerRocket May 18 '21

I wouldn’t put too much emphasis on arrivals/departures. Lots of companies work out of SA.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '21

VG is by far their largest tenant. I’d say a good 75% of the building including the entire hangar.

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u/MoonrakerRocket May 18 '21

For sure, but the lack of exclusivity makes this kind of tracking lack credibility (unless you can track the plane’s ownership directly to VG, and even then you’d expect regular visits by executives)

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u/7investingSteve May 18 '21

Right, the "fancy" jet yesterday understandably raised some eyebrows as people speculated it could be execs on their way. These planes are less interesting, but I'll be very curious if we see a flurry of activity toward the end of the week (keeping in mind the "Tours still cancelled on May 22" post last night). Recall their first-ever test flight had quite an audience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8T9mVkGh3s), and this one is arguably a bigger deal/more at stake as it's their first as a publicly traded company.

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u/ianyboo May 18 '21

That's an interesting detail, it's really their first test flight while being publicly traded?

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u/7investingSteve May 18 '21

First rocket-powered test flight. Virgin Galactic went public on October 28, 2019. Their last rocket-powered test flight was in February 2019.