Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) Q1 2023 Earnings Conference Call May 9, 2023 5:00 PM ET
Company Participants
Eric Cerny - VP, IR
Michael Colglazier - CEO, President & Director
Douglas Ahrens - EVP, CFO & Treasurer
Conference Call Participants
Gregory Konrad - Jefferies
Michael Leshock - KeyBanc Capital Markets
Matthew Akers - Wells Fargo Securities
Myles Walton - Wolfe Research
Kristine Liwag - Morgan Stanley
Operator
Good afternoon. My name is Joel, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to Virgin Galactic's First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. I'll now turn the call over to Eric Cerny, Vice President of Investor Relations.
Eric Cerny
Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to Virgin Galactic's First Quarter 2023 Earnings Conference Call. On the call with me today are Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer; and Doug Ahrens, Chief Financial Officer. Following prepared remarks from Michael and Doug, we will open the call for questions.
Our press release and slide presentation that will accompany today's remarks are available on our Investor Relations website. Please see Slide 2 of the presentation for our safe harbor disclaimer. During today's call, we may make certain forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions, and as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties.
Many factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made on this call. For more information about these risks and uncertainties, please refer to the risk factors in the company's SEC filings made from time to time. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and the company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking statements that may be discussed during this call whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Please also note that we will refer to certain non-GAAP financial information on today's call. Please refer to our earnings release for a reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial metrics.
With that, I would like to turn the call over to Michael. Michael, please go ahead.
Michael Colglazier
Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining us on our first quarter earnings call. We last spoke with you just 2 months ago. And within that short period of time, we have made significant progress. As you saw yesterday, we are at a defining point for the company. We announced our return to space with our Unity 25 mission planned for late May, and it will build from there. We will be opening access to space, applying scientific researchers and civilian astronauts on a regular basis, beginning with our Galactic 01 flight planned for late June.