How to buy Virgin Galactic Holdings shares

Easy steps to invest in Virgin Galactic Holdings stock in the UK.

Aiming to turn commercial space tourism into an operational business, Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic (SPCE) takes private passengers and scientific research payloads right to the edge of space.

If you're following suborbital aerospace travel or looking for the best space stocks and want to understand how to buy Virgin Galactic shares, you just need a few minutes and a solid trading app. Here's everything you need to know about how to buy Virgin Galactic stock.

How to buy shares in Virgin Galactic Holdings

  1. Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. To trade US shares you'll need to complete a W8-BEN form – typically part of the sign-up process.
  2. Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer or debit card.
  3. Search the platform by ticker symbol. SPCE in this case.
  4. Choose an order type. Place a market order (or limit order, if you want to try to hold out for a specific price) with your preferred number of shares or investment amount.
  5. Submit the order. It's that simple.

The whole process can take as little as 15 minutes. You'll need a smartphone or computer, an internet connection, your passport or driving licence and a means of payment.

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Latest updates for Virgin Galactic Holdings

May 14, 2026: Virgin Galactic reported Q1 2026 results on 14 May, narrowing its net loss to $65m and cutting cash burn, and said it had delivered the first Delta-class spaceship from assembly to its test-and-launch hangar, remaining on track for flight testing in Q3 and spaceflight in Q4 2026.

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Historical closes compared with the last close of $2.61

1 week (2026-10-28) -1.51%
1 month (2026-10-04) -26.69%
3 months (2026-08-04) -14.71%
6 months (2026-05-04) -15.81%
1 year (2025-11-04) -17.41%
2 years (2024-11-04) -65.43%
3 years (2023-11-04) -96.57%
5 years (2021-11-04) -99.33%
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