These days, it’s not uncommon to see multibillion-dollar companies branch out into more industries such as AI and space exploration. Speaking of the latter, Virgin Galactic recently flew Apeiron , the lead vehicle in its next-generation spacecraft fleet, to its permanent operations base at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

Apeiron means “boundless” in ancient Greek, and made its debut at the company’s factory in Mesa, Arizona, before launching mated to the Eve carrier aircraft at 10:29AM (MST) and landing in New Mexico at 12:59 PM (MDT). The flight was piloted by Michael Masucci and Dan Alix, joined by Flight Test Engineer Tori Crichton.

According to Virgin Galactic, engineering teams will now conduct avionics software integration, validation, and flight test preparations ahead of expected commercial customer flights in early Q2 2027.…