Virgin Galactic: How to watch the SpaceShipTwo cabin reveal live

Reveal scheduled to take place during a live event on Tuesday that will be streamed on Virgin Galactic's YouTube channel
Virgin Galactic is progressing through its test flight programme and preparing for its commercial space flight service
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David Child28 July 2020

Private space firm Virgin Galactic is set to unveil the interior cabin of its SpaceShipTwo passenger rocket ship.

The reveal is scheduled to take place during a live event at 6pm on Tuesday.

Here is what you need to know:

How can I watch the reveal?

The reveal - which will include a "virtual walkthrough" - will be live-streamed on Virgin Galactic's YouTube channel.

Those interested in peeking into the cabin's interior can follow the stream here.

What is the cabin expected to look like?

Specific details concerning what the cabin's interior will look like have been kept closely guarded to date, but, according to Virgin Galactic, the cabin will provide "safety without distraction, offering astronauts a level of intimacy required for personal discovery and transformation".

The reveal comes as the company progresses through its test flight programme and prepares for its commercial space flight service.

"Throughout the history of human spaceflight, the primary objectives of cabin design have been functionality and safety," Virgin Galactic said in a statement.

"The Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin has taken these design prerequisites and overlaid them with touches and features specifically created to elevate the experience of space for a new generation of private astronauts."

George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic, added: “One of the defining hallmarks of the Virgin brand has been experience-enhancing, pioneering design.

"Virgin Galactic has striven to remain faithful to that tradition by developing elegant, experience-focused vehicles for the space launch system, and choosing landmark architecture for our operational headquarters at Spaceport America, New Mexico. We now look forward to revealing our spaceship cabin design, which is progressive, beautiful and functional.

"We are particularly delighted that, under current restrictions, we have been able to create an experience that we will be able to share with the millions of people around the world who dream of travelling to space.”

More than 600 customers from around the world have put down firm deposits for flights with Virgin Galactic, with initial seats being sold at $250,000 each.