Promise Ledger

Michael Colglazier: public spaceflight commitments

Chief executive of Virgin Galactic. These are the dated public commitments by Michael Colglazier that we could source to a primary, with what happened. Roles are as of the date each was said.

1 entry: 1 met.

Plain counts, not a grade or a ranking. A short record is not a complete one. Updated Sep 28, 2026; each entry shows the date it was last checked against its source; scoring rules on the methodology page.

This first release is a selection, and a short record is not a complete record. Each programme milestone enters the ledger at its earliest dated public commitment we can find in a primary source, for governments and companies alike. Later dated commitments for the same milestone are shown on that one entry as a revision chain, oldest first, rather than as separate entries.

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What the statuses mean

Met:: happened on or before the deadline.

Spoke for: Virgin Galactic

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Commercial service begins in Q2 2023
Met · worded as a target
Service start · Michael Colglazier, CEO, Virgin Galactic · Virgin Galactic
“We remain on track to launch commercial service in the second quarter of 2023”
Said Nov 3, 2022. Source: Virgin Galactic (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Virgin Galactic third quarter 2022 financial results release (Nov 3, 2022, CEO quote, first paragraph)
Deadline
“in the second quarter of 2023”, read as Jun 30, 2023 (quarter precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Virgin Galactic flies its first commercial spaceflight.
Outcome: Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial spaceflight, Galactic 01, on 2023-06-29. (Jun 29, 2023, on or before the deadline)
Outcome source: Virgin Galactic (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Virgin Galactic Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results And Provides Business Update (Aug 1, 2023)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry ·

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The same rules and the same standard of evidence apply to everyone. Confirmed changes are logged on the corrections page with the date.

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Cite as: SpaceNexus. (2026). SpaceNexus Promise Ledger (Version 2026-09-28) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22985970. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Michael Colglazier: public spaceflight commitments

Chief executive of Virgin Galactic. These are the dated public commitments by Michael Colglazier that we could source to a primary, with what happened. Roles are as of the date each was said.

1 entry: 1 met.

Entries

Met

Met late

Missed

Pending

What the statuses mean

Met:: happened on or before the deadline.

Entries, soonest deadline first

Commercial service begins in Q2 2023
Met · worded as a target
Service start · Michael Colglazier, CEO, Virgin Galactic · Virgin Galactic
“We remain on track to launch commercial service in the second quarter of 2023”
Said Nov 3, 2022. Source: Virgin Galactic (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Virgin Galactic third quarter 2022 financial results release (Nov 3, 2022, CEO quote, first paragraph)
Deadline
“in the second quarter of 2023”, read as Jun 30, 2023 (quarter precision)Worded as a target ("targeting", "plan", "expect", "no earlier than")
Counts as met when
Virgin Galactic flies its first commercial spaceflight.
Outcome: Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial spaceflight, Galactic 01, on 2023-06-29. (Jun 29, 2023, on or before the deadline)
Outcome source: Virgin Galactic (SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1): Virgin Galactic Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results And Provides Business Update (Aug 1, 2023)
Checked against the source on Sep 26, 2026. Report a correction or send a response to this entry ·

Corrections, responses and submissions

Something wrong? Report a correction with the entry and a source. Every entry also has its own link.
An organisation named here can send its public response to an entry through the same link; a dated, sourced response is shown on the entry.
Know a dated public commitment we have not listed? Submit it with the exact words and a primary source (the speaker's own post, video with a timestamp, release, filing or transcript).
The same rules and the same standard of evidence apply to everyone. Confirmed changes are logged on the corrections page with the date.

Cite as: SpaceNexus. (2026). SpaceNexus Promise Ledger (Version 2026-09-28) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22985970. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

The whole Promise Ledger, with every organisation and person, and the topic trackers.

Michael Colglazier: public spaceflight commitments

Entries, soonest deadline first

Commercial service begins in Q2 2023

Corrections, responses and submissions

Michael Colglazier: public spaceflight commitments

Entries, soonest deadline first

Commercial service begins in Q2 2023

Corrections, responses and submissions

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