You should particularly follow the progress of Virgin Galactic's development of technologies to offer its customers services with the creation of new launchers or new vessels.

Although competition is limited in this segment, it's also important to keep an eye on what the two main adversaries of Virgin Galactic offer in terms of services and prices.

The international expansion of the services offered by Virgin Galactic is also an interesting point to watch since the company currently only sells them in the United States.

Also keep an eye on obtaining sufficient funding to achieve the various projects carried out by the group as well as the signing of major contracts such as contracts with NASA.

Finally, you should focus on the group's financial and economic results as well as its official communications.

Blue Origin

First of all, you'll need to watch the American company Blue Origin, which was created in 2000 by the founder and majority shareholder of the Amazon group, Jeff Bezos. Its objective is to develop new technologies in order to reduce the costs space access. Its main activity is the construction of the New Glenn heavy launcher, which should make its first flight in 2021, as well as the development of BE-3, BE-4 and BE-7 cryogenic engines in order to allow the future propulsion of the United Launch Alliance Vulcan heavy launcher which will replace the Atlas V and the Delta 4. Blue Origin made a name for itself following the development of New Shepard, a single-stage rocket for space tourism which flew for the first time in 2015. The company also participated in the 2010 NASA Commercial Crew Development program to develop the space transportation system for crews at the International Space Station.

NASA

 First of all, the Virgin Galactic group signed a new partnership with NASA in 2020 thanks to its VSS Unity, a space plane which deploys in mid-flight under the wing of a giant aircraft carrier and which can climb to an altitude of 80 km to graze weightlessness before descending to Earth. With this association with NASA, Virgin Galactic hopes to take advantage of its expertise in the development of supersonic jets. The purpose of this new partnership is to design machines capable of making high-speed air travel.

Land Rover

Another partnership signed in 2020 was with Land Rover with a historic event since the Range Rover Autobiography delivered the new Virgin Galactic spacecraft to the Mojave airport and spaceport. With the presentation of this new vessel, the two brands have emphasized their desire to push the limits of travel and adventure for the future.

Under Armor

Finally, in 2019, the Virgin Galactic group signed an exclusive partnership with the brand Under Armor, specializing in sports equipment, aimed at creating unique, comfortable and secure suits for space travel. The outfit includes special shoes and a limited edition jacket and is tailor-made for each passenger.