The FAA typically will conduct a routine mishap investigation any time anything out of the ordinary happens during such a flight. "Virgin Galactic may not return the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to flight until the FAA approves the final mishap investigation report or determines the issues related to the mishap do not affect public safety," an agency spokesperson said via email. The FAA confirmed in a statement to CNET on Thursday that during the flight, "the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo vehicle deviated from its air traffic control clearance as it returned to Spaceport America."Ī few hours later, the FAA announced it was grounding all the company's SpaceShipTwo vehicles, including Unity, while the mishap investigation continues.
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The much-hyped flight to the edge of space was the company's first with a full crew, including billionaire founder Richard Branson, aboard.
The agency says the company's VSS Unity rocket plane veered out of its designated airspace as it glided back down to Earth for a landing at Spaceport America in New Mexico on July 11. The Federal Aviation Administration says Virgin Galactic won't be making another trip to the edge of space, for now.
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