Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Virgin Galactic Reports Flight Anomaly

Orange County-based Virgin Atlantic reports that it discovered an anomaly after the company's most recent spaceflight. According to the company, it found an "alignment pin" detached from the company's mothership during its last flight, "Galactic 06". According to the company, it informed the Federation Aviation Administration (FAA) of the anomaly and is conducting a review. According to Virgin Galactic, "At no time was there a safety impact to mothership, spaceship, crew on board or people on the ground".