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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...