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Virgin Galactic faces a critical cash crunch as it develops its next-generation spaceship, with cash reserves declining from $982M to $338M in just over a year while generating minimal revenue during development downtime. The company must successfully launch and scale operations to hundreds of flights annually before cash depletes, with first commercial flights now pushed to late 2026-early 2027 at the earliest, creating significant execution and financial risk for the entire suborbital space tourism sector. This represents a cautionary tale for enterprise technology investments: ambitious moonshot projects require disciplined financial management and realistic timelines, as even well-funded ventures can face existential threats if development cycles extend beyond projections.