The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to fly again following an inquiry into a incident during its July spaceflight, the company announced Wednesday. The FAA announced in August that it was investigating the mishap in which a rocket ship carrying Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to New Mexico on July 11. The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area. Subsequently, the FAA banned Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo from flying until the investigation established whether the issues related to the flight affected public safety. At the time, Virgin Galactic acknowledged the space plane dropped below the protected airspace for one minute and 41 seconds. In a statement to The Hill, a Virgin Galactic spokesperson said that the flight’s “ultimate trajectory deviated from our original plan,” but said it was a “controlled and intentional flight path.” “At no time …
FAA Clears Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to Fly Again After Investigation Into July Flight Mishap
September 30, 2021
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