‘Potential Defect’ Delays Virgin Galactic Spaceflight

Monday, September 13, 2021 at 06:45 PM ET

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The next flight of Virgin Galactic’s Unity has been delayed as the company assesses a potential manufacturing defect. Virgin Galactic

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Virgin Galactic has delayed the first commercial research mission of its “Unity” spacecraft as a result of concerns about a “potential manufacturing defect” in part of the flight control system, the company said.

Thom Patterson

Thom is a former senior editor for FLYING. Previously, his freelance reporting appeared in aviation industry magazines. Thom also spent three decades as a TV and digital journalist at CNN’s bureaus in Washington and Atlanta, eventually specializing in aviation. He has reported from air shows in Oshkosh, Farnborough and Paris. Follow Thom on Twitter @thompatterson.