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The most recent schedule update from Virgin Galactic called for flight testing of the first Delta-class spaceship to begin in the third quarter, followed by commercial private astronaut flights to suborbital space by the end of the year.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
It's aptly named after LV-426, the infamous planetoid that the interstellar towing vessel USCSS Nostromo set down upon to discover the derelict spaceship and its insidious contents in the classic 1979 feature film.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The story involves the role that a strange alien monolith may have played in human evolution, but the main action takes place on a spaceship, Discovery One, en route to check on an outpost that has gone silent.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
In March 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, located on the tech giant’s sprawling spaceship-like campus in Cupertino, California, and propelled Apple firmly into the entertainment business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
It's aptly named after LV-426, the infamous planetoid that the interstellar towing vessel USCSS Nostromo set down upon to discover the derelict spaceship and its insidious contents in the classic 1979 feature film.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The story involves the role that a strange alien monolith may have played in human evolution, but the main action takes place on a spaceship, Discovery One, en route to check on an outpost that has gone silent.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 22 Apr. 2026
In March 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, located on the tech giant’s sprawling spaceship-like campus in Cupertino, California, and propelled Apple firmly into the entertainment business.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Spaceship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceship. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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spaceship
noun
space·ship
ˈspās-ˌship 
ˈspāsh-
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