Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc SPCE stock is trading higher Friday after it disclosed plans on Thursday to launch its first commercial spaceflight in June end and the second in early August.
Virgin Galactic said its first commercial spaceflight, "Galactic 01," will fly between June 27 - June 30.
The spaceflight is a scientific research mission that will carry three crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy to conduct microgravity research.
The company's second commercial spaceflight will likely take place in early August.
The session volume breached the 21 million mark versus the 100-day average of 11 million.
Price Action: SPCE shares traded higher by 35.1% at $5.53 on the last check Friday.
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