Here’s Virgin Galactic’s new Apeiron spaceship

<figure> <img alt="A screenshot from Virgin Galactic’s Apeiron spacecraft announcement video" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Virgin Galactic" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/virgin-galactic-apeiron-2.png?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Virgin Galactic's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCEyPCvYctQ">new spaceship</a> is here, dubbed <a href="https://www.virgingalactic.com/news/virgin-galactic-unveils-spaceship-apeiron">"Apeiron"</a> by popular vote from <a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/979755/heres-your-chance-to-name-a-spaceship-something-prescreened-and-dull">a public poll</a>. Apeiron is the first of the company's new Delta-class spacecraft, but it isn't slated to launch for nearly another year. Earlier this week, Virgin Galactic <a href="https://investors.virgingalactic.com/news/news-details/2026/Virgin-Galactic-Sets-October-28-for-Lead-Delta-Class-Spaceships-Arrival-at-Spaceport-America-Marking-Start-of-Flight-Test-Preparations/default.aspx">announced another delay</a> in its launch timeline:</p> <blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow"> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The lead Spaceship's first commercial spaceflight is now expected in early Q2 2027, and the second Spaceship is expected to begin commercial spaceflight operations in late Q2/early Q3 2027. The updated timeline reflects additional time for completing avionics software integration and validation, which uses an exhaustive testing process. That testi …</p></blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/science/1020607/virgin-galactic-apeiron-2027-commercial-spaceflight">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>