Virgin Galactic shares rise as the space tourism company begins trading under the ticker 'SPCE'

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Richard Branson's space tourism company began trading its stock publicly following its merger with Chamath Palihapitiya's venture

company listed directly on the NYSE on Monday, following the merger's approval and closing last week.

"Virgin Galactic is making history again today as it becomes the world's first and only publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company. For the first time, anyone will have the opportunity to invest in a human spaceflight company that is transforming the market," CEO George Whitesides said in a statement.

Sir Richard Branson stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of Virgin Galactic trading in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019.Shares of Virgin Galactic rose as much 6% as the market opened. The shares were previously listed under the ticker "IPOA" for Palihapitiya's special purpose vehicle, which took a 49% stake in Virgin Galactic. Shares of Palihapitiya's venture closed at $11.79 a share on Friday, up nearly 12% in the past three months.

In essence, Monday's debut represented a name change for the company, as investors could trade shares of Palihapitiya's venture since before the merger was announced. Sir Richard Branson stands outside the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the Virgin Galactic IPO in New York, U.S., October 28, 2019.Special purpose vehicles, also known as SPACs, raise capital to buy an existing company. In Social Capital Hedosophia's case, Palihapitiya's SPAC is buying just under half of the company to help it enter the public market.

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