Virgin Galactic acknowledged the space plane dropped below the protected airspace for one minute and 41 seconds. “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,” the FAA said in a statement. Virgin Galactic is further delaying its next SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight in order to check a potential issue the company says is unrelated to an ongoing FAA. The craft carrying Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and other crew members takes off from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, N.M., on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic insisted Thursday that Branson and everyone else on board were never in any added danger. - Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. Unity was launched from the Eve mothership at an altitude of 50,000 feet and live stream video showed it shooting into space. Crew safety, on the other hand, is outside its jurisdiction. Branson, 70, served as a mission specialist on the flight, the fourth crewed spaceflight for Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft. Three test tubes from the University of Florida accompanied British billionaire Richard Branson aboard Virgin Galactic’s Unity spaceship Sunday. The FAA is overseeing the probe it’s responsible for protecting the public during commercial launches and reentries. 4.67M subscribers Dislike Share 186,872 views British Billionaire Richard Branson completed his trip to space in his Virgin Galactic spaceship on Sunday. The deviation put the ship outside the air traffic control clearance area. The FAA said the rocketship carrying Branson and five Virgin Galactic employees veered off course during its descent back to New Mexico on July 11. 11 July 2021 Watch Sir Richard Branson's flight to the edge of space (and back) Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane.
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