The Spaceship Company
OPERATING
Virgin Galactic's manufacturing arm building SpaceShipTwo spacecraft and WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft in Mojave
The Spaceship Company (TSC) is an aerospace manufacturing firm headquartered at Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, and operates as Virgin Galactic's in-house production organization. Founded in 2005 as a joint venture between the Virgin Group and Scaled Composites, it was established to manufacture SpaceShipTwo suborbital spacecraft and WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft for commercial human spaceflight. Virgin Galactic acquired full ownership in October 2012 when it purchased Scaled Composites' remaining 30% stake.
2005
United States
Private Company