Why Virgin Galactic Stock Popped Again on Monday

Shares of Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) jumped 6.3% higher in Monday afternoon trading as of 1:50 p.m. EDT -- and for a most surprising reason.

The big news today isn't what Virgin Galactic is up to, you see, but what its arch rival in space tourism, Blue Origin, is doing.

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