Virgin Galactic is under investigation for incident during Branson’s trip

It was in July that Richard Branson made a historic but also controversial flight into space. At the time, everything seemed to be going well and the trip, as explained, was the definition of success. However, Virgin Galactic is currently under investigation for the alleged incident.

Until the investigation is completed, the space company will not be able to carry out missions on its SpaceShipTwo.

A Federal Aviation Administration The (FAA) of the United States of America is studying Virgin Galactic in connection with Richard Branson's flight into space in July. A private space company is prohibited from launching SpaceShipTwo pending a regulatory investigation.

Remember SpaceShipTwo was a spaceship that raised by Richard Branson and her five staff members into space. Apparently, the investigation was motivated by an alleged incident that occurred during the trip. After all, the FAA is responsible for protecting people throughout the entire process - from launch to landing - of commercial spacecraft.

According to the FAA, the spacecraft Virgin galactic went off course while descending to a runway in the New Mexico desert on July 11 this year. Thus, the spacecraft emerged from the unobstructed air traffic control area.

Virgin Galactic cannot resume SpaceShipTwo flights until the FAA approves a final incident investigation report or determines that public safety issues are not affected by the incident.

Released by the FAA in a statement.

Although Virgin Galactic insisted that the crew was never endangered and that the spacecraft did not “fly out of the lateral boundaries of protected airspace,” it acknowledged that the final flight path had deviated from the original plan. Moreover, he added that "the ship has never moved over any settlement and did not pose a danger to the population."

With the investigation ongoing and SpaceShipTwo suspended, Virgin Galactic says it is "working in partnership with the FAA to address the space issue for future flights."