Virgin Galactic is grounded after the company said a small part unintentionally detached from the mothership of its rocket-powered space plane on its latest space tourism flight. The loss of the part, ...

In space, no one can hear a pin drop. Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic was forced to ground its rocket after a part fell off during its first space tourism flight of 2024. The “alignment pin detached ...

'At no time did the detached alignment pin pose a safety impact to the vehicles or the crew on board.' When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane attached to its VMS Eve aircraft. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said Feb. 5 it is investigating why a pin fell from the ...

The company is investigating the incident but claims the wayward object didn't pose a safety issue for the crew on board the spacecraft. Reading time 3 minutes During its most recent flight, Virgin ...

Virgin Galactic reported an anomaly on its most recent flight, Galactic 06, which took place 12 days ago from a spaceport in New Mexico. In a statement released Monday, the company said it discovered ...

Virgin Galactic is working with regulators to investigate an issue with an alignment pin that was discovered after the last crewed suborbital flight in January. During post-flight reviews, Virgin said ...

The aerospace and space travel company Virgin Galactic announced on Monday that a small alignment pin detached from its Galactic 06 spaceflight. The alignment pin detached from the launch pylon of the ...

Virgin Galactic SPCE-0.34%decrease; red down pointing triangle Holdings said Monday it notified the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 31 that an alignment pin detached during its most ...

Virgin Galactic’s sub-orbital ‘Galactic 06’ tourist rocket flight on January 26th was a success for its four passengers and two accompanying crew. But Virgin has notified the Federal Aviation ...