Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPCE) went public via a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp., a blank-check vehicle sponsored by investor Chamath Palihapitiya that completed its IPO in 2017. The 8-K filed July 9, 2019 announced the definitive merger agreement between the two companies, targeting the commercial spaceflight and space tourism sector. The transaction closed in October 2019, making Virgin Galactic one of the first space tourism companies to reach a major U.S. exchange through a SPAC. The company subsequently faced sustained operational and financial challenges, suspended commercial flights, and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May 2024. Sign up at SpacDesk for full filing history, deal timelines, and analytics across thousands of SPAC transactions.