Virgin Galactic's shares jumped over 38% at the opening of Friday after the company announced yesterday that late June would finally launch its first commercial space tourism service.
The June launch will be the first in a series of incursions that will have its second opportunity in "early August," and if all goes well, there will be monthly flights after that.
Virgin Galactic shares were trading up by 38.92% at 9:40 am ET to sell for $5.64.