Virgin Galactic opens up space flights: Here's how much it costs
Virgin Galactic opens up space flights: Here's how much it costs
The successful flights of Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos could lead to a surge in the number of people who want to travel to space.
理查德·布蘭森爵士(Sir Richard Branson)和傑夫·貝佐斯(Jeff Bezos)的成功飛行可能會導致想要前往太空旅行的人數激增。
What Happened
怎麼了
Space tourism company $Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc(SPCE.US)$ announced its quarterly financials Thursday afternoon with a Q2 net loss of $0.39 per share, compared with a loss of $0.34 per share in the year-ago quarter. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $571,000. No comparison is available for the year-ago period.
太空旅遊公司$維珍銀河控股公司(SPCE.US)$週四下午公佈了季度財務報告，第二季度每股淨虧損0.39美元，而去年同期每股虧損0.34美元。截至6月30日的季度收入為57.1萬美元。沒有去年同期的比較數據。
Included in the report was the company saying it's reopening its sales and reservations for flights on future spacecraft.
報告中包括該公司表示，它正在重新開始銷售和預訂未來航天器的航班。
The new price point will be $450,000 per seat aboard a Virgin Galactic flight. This is an increase from the $200,000 to $250,000 range the company had previously charged per seat.
新的價位將是維珍銀河航班的每個座位45萬美元。這是從該公司之前收取的每個座位20萬美元到25萬美元的漲幅。
“Leveraging the surge in consumer interest following the Unity 22 flight, we are excited to announce the reopening of sales effective today,” said Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier.
維珍銀河首席執行官邁克爾·科爾格拉齊爾説：“利用Unity 22飛行後消費者興趣的激增，我們很興奮地宣佈今天重新開始銷售。”
Seats will be offered in three tiers of single-seat, multi-seat (couples, friends, family) and a full-flight buy-out option. A “significant” list of early hand-risers from the company will get the first opportunity to reserve their place on a flight followed by a priority list opened to the public.
座位將提供三層，單座，多座(情侶，朋友，家人)和全程買斷選項。該公司的“重要”早起者名單將首先獲得預訂航班座位的機會，然後是向公眾開放的優先名單。
Why It's Important
為什麼它很重要
Virgin Galactic has 600 reservations (as of June 30) and had stopped taking new names and deposits. Among the people who booked a flight are Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Bieber and $Tesla, Inc.(TSLA.US)$ CEO Elon Musk.
維珍銀河(Virgin Galaxy)有600個預訂(截至6月30日)，並已停止接受新名稱和押金。預訂機票的人包括萊昂納多·迪卡普里奧、賈斯汀·比伯和$Tesla，Inc.(TSLA.US)$首席執行官埃隆·馬斯克。
If you can’t afford a flight on the Virgin Galactic spacecraft, there is a sweepstake to win two tickets for as low as $5. The winner and a guest will be on a flight expected in early 2022 with a retail value of $510,000.
如果你買不起維珍銀河飛船的機票，只需5美元就能贏得兩張機票。獲勝者和一位客人將乘坐預計在2022年初的航班，零售價值為51萬美元。
The contest runs through Aug. 31, 2021, and will announce a winner around Sept. 29.
比賽將持續到2021年8月31日，並將在9月31日左右宣佈獲勝者。29.
What's Next
下一步是什麼？
Virgin Galactic updated its plans for future launches. The company received FAA approval for a full commercial launch in June and completed a successful space flight with a full crew in July.
維珍銀河更新了未來發射的計劃。該公司在6月份獲得了美國聯邦航空局(FAA)的全面商業發射批准，並在7月份完成了一次成功的載人航天飛行。
The next spaceflight called Unity 23 is targeted for a late-September launch. The flight will get revenue for the company through a partnership with the Italian Air Force.
下一次名為Unity 23的太空飛行計劃於9月下旬發射。這架飛機將通過與意大利空軍的合作為公司帶來收入。
The company ended the second quarter with $552 million in cash.
第二季度末，該公司擁有5.52億美元現金。
SPCE Price Action
SPCE價格行動
Shares are up 5% to $33.13 in after-hours trading.
股價在盤後交易中上漲5%，至33.13美元。