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The industry ledger

Every dated fact behind the news — acquisitions, contracts, certifications, first flights, appointments — one stream, cut any way you need: by theme, country, sector, program or date. A filtered view is a URL: bookmark it and it becomes your standing query.

The industry ledger is an Analytics feature

Ask questions the news pages can’t answer — every acquisition touching one country this year, every certification in a sector, every appointment on a program’s suppliers — each answer sourced, dated and linked. A worked example runs below.

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Worked example — Corporate events across the industry, last 6 months. Analytics subscribers set every filter.
All events · Virgin Galactic Delta Class · all time

9 facts on record · showing the newest 8 — narrow the query for the rest

The table pans sideways — swipe for the rest of the columns ›
DateEventWhat happenedCompanyProgram
14/10/2026 Partnership agreement signed Virgin Galactic signed a 24-month CRADA with the AFRL Space Warfare Directorate at Kirtland AFB to explore space weather data collection using its next-generation Spaceship. Virgin GalacticAir Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Virgin Galactic Delta Class
27/05/2026 Flight test milestone VSS Unity completed its first glide flight above Spaceport America, New Mexico, preparing Virgin Galactic's pilots and teams for the next-generation spaceship programme. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Delta ClassVirgin Galactic Mothership
26/02/2025 Contract award Virgin Galactic executed a contract with Redwire for the design and production of next-generation SpaceShip research payload lockers. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Delta Class
10/07/2024 Facility opening Virgin Galactic completed and announced its new spaceship manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, for final assembly of its next-generation Delta spaceships. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Delta ClassVirgin Galactic Mothership
06/05/2024 Partnership agreement signed Virgin Galactic partnered with Redwire Corporation to develop plug-and-play research payload lockers for Delta-Class suborbital missions. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Delta Class
06/05/2024 Facility opening Virgin Galactic opened a system integration facility in Southern California featuring an Iron Bird test rig to support development of its Delta-Class spaceships. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Delta Class
06/07/2022 Contract award Virgin Galactic awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a two-vehicle contract to design and manufacture Virgin Galactic's next-generation mothership carrier aircraft. Virgin GalacticAurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company Virgin Galactic Delta ClassVirgin Galactic Mothership
01/05/2020 Flight test milestone Virgin Galactic successfully completed the first SpaceShipTwo glide test flight from Spaceport America in New Mexico, with VSS Unity released from VMS Eve at 50,000ft. The Spaceship CompanyVirgin Galactic Virgin Galactic Delta Class