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 ...

An alignment pin detached from the launch pylon of Virgin Galactic’s VMS Eve mothership during the company’s most recent spaceflight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico. The company ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virgin Galactic is working with regulators to investigate an issue with an alignment pin that was discovered after the last crewed ...

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’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 ...