Remember that story we posted earlier today about Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight scheduled to launch in September?
We may have spoken too soon. This afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said it was grounding all Virgin Galactic flights until further notice, pending the results of the investigation into the company’s July 11 crewed 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.”
While the July 11 mission was completed with no injuries to staff or crew, including the company’s billionaire founder Richard Branson, it was