Virgin Galactic lost a piece of hardware used to mate its VSS Unity suborbital space plane to its VMS Eve mothership aircraft during its most recent commercial spaceflight. The company said that ...

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'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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

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New Orleans’ Maple Leaf will host The Galactic Alignment Band on December 21, the day the Mayan calender turns over. According to the intimate club’s website, the evening promises “an observance of ...

'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 ...