Virgin Galactic has grounded its current space tourism flight after a small part on the mothership, known as the 'alignment pin,' unintentionally detached during the latest suborbital flight. The safety of the mission was not impacted, and the discovery of the lost part was found during routine checks. The company reported the incident to the FAA and is investigating the anomaly discovered after the last crewed suborbital mission. Virgin Galactic reassured that the dropped pin posed no safety risk.
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Virgin Galactic grounds current space tourism flight after small part on mothership unintentionally detached The safety of the mission was not impacted, and the discovery of the lost part, known as ‘alignment pin,’ was found during routine checks https://t.co/h0SZOHieVP