Virgin Galactic flights are currently grounded as the FAA investigates a detached alignment pin discovered on the mothership (VMS Eve) following the January 26 "Galactic 06" suborbital mission.
Virgin Galactic reported the incident, stating the flight was safe and the detached pin did not pose a safety risk to the vehicles or crew.
The FAA is conducting a mishap investigation to determine the root cause and necessary corrective actions, requiring its approval before Virgin Galactic can resume flights.
Virgin Galactic flights are grounded amid an FAA mishap investigation after the space tourism company reported a detached alignment pin to the safety agency following a recent suborbital mission.
The January 26 “Galactic 06” mission was the company’s 11th spaceflight and its first with four private astronauts occupying seats aboard its spaceplane VSS Unity.
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