‘Galactic 07’ Mission Launch Window Opens June 8 - Seite 2

Today’s announcement follows notification from the FAA that Virgin Galactic’s investigation into the cause of the detachment of an alignment pin from VMS Eve following the release of VSS Unity during the ‘Galactic 06’ mission on January 26th, 2024 is approved. The FAA has accepted Virgin Galactic's final investigation report, as well as the corrective actions that have been made to enhance the retention mechanism of the pin and the addition of a secondary retention mechanism.

Stay tuned to Virgin Galactic’s social channels for further updates.

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Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles. Scale and profitability are driven by next generation vehicles designed to be capable of bringing humans to space at an unprecedented frequency with an industry-leading cost structure. You can find more information at https://www.virgingalactic.com/.

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