RTTNews | Jul 2, 2021 08:07AM EDT

08:06 Friday, July 2, 2021 (RTTNews.com) - Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE) are up more than 24% in pre-market on Friday.

Thursday Virgin Galactic announced the twenty-second flight test, "Unity 22", of its Space Ship, VSS Unity on June 11, depending on weather and other technical factors.

The spaceflight, for the first time, is expected to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists, including the company's founder, Sir Richard Branson.

The other three mission specialists will be, Beth Moses, Chief Astronaut Instructor; olin Bennett, Lead Operations; and and Sirisha Bandla, Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations at Virgin Galactic.

The company also plans to share the livestream of the spaceflight globally.

SPCE closed Thursday's trading at $43.19, down 6.11%. The stock is currently at $53.95

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