Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. reached public markets through its October 2019 merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp, the blank-check company that traded on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker IPOA. The vehicle was sponsored by Social Capital Hedosophia, the firm led by investor Chamath Palihapitiya, following its 2017 IPO. Operating in the commercial spaceflight and aerospace sector, Virgin Galactic filed this 8-K with the SEC on August 27, 2021, as part of its ongoing post-merger reporting obligations. The completed de-SPAC transaction established Virgin Galactic as one of the most high-profile names in space tourism to emerge from the SPAC market. Sign up for SpacDesk to access full filing data, sponsor profiles, and deal timelines for this and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.