Virgin Galactic sees delay to space mission with Italian Air Force
The Hindu
Virgin Galactic’s mission named, “Unity 23”, was initially set for late September or early October to carry members from the Italian Air Force and the Rome-based National Research Council
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Friday flagged a delay to its first commercial research mission with the Italian Air Force to mid-October due to a potential manufacturing defect. The company also attributed the delay in the mission, named "Unity 23", to the pending resolution of a probe by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Virgin Galactic said on Friday a third-party supplier warned of a potential manufacturing defect in a component of the flight control system during test flight preparations.More Related News