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Well! This developed quickly. Excerpt below, emphasis added:

The FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s spaceship after flight deviation

In the weeks after the flight, Virgin Galactic and Branson basked in their success and the implication that he had beaten Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin to space. But the report put a damper on those celebrations, and Virgin Galactic shot back by issuing a statement on Wednesday afternoon. It read, in part:

Unity 22 was a safe and successful test flight that adhered to our flight procedures and training protocols. When the vehicle encountered high altitude winds which changed the trajectory, the pilots and systems monitored the trajectory to ensure it remained within mission parameters. Our pilots responded appropriately to these changing flight conditions exactly as they have been trained and in strict accordance with our established procedures.​

But not everyone agreed with Virgin Galactic's characterization of the events. After the company's statement, former Virgin Galactic test pilot Mark "Forger" Stucky said the following on Twitter: "The most misleading statement today was Virgin Galactic's. The facts are the pilots failed to trim to achieve the proper pitch rate, the winds were well within limits, they did nothing of substance to address the trajectory error, and entered Class A airspace without authorization."

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"Adhered to protocols, huh?" :whistle:

Bad show, VG. :cautious:
 
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Winslow said:
Well! This developed quickly. Excerpt below, emphasis added:

The FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s spaceship after flight deviation

In the weeks after the flight, Virgin Galactic and Branson basked in their success and the implication that he had beaten Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin to space. But the report put a damper on those celebrations, and Virgin Galactic shot back by issuing a statement on Wednesday afternoon. It read, in part:

Unity 22 was a safe and successful test flight that adhered to our flight procedures and training protocols. When the vehicle encountered high altitude winds which changed the trajectory, the pilots and systems monitored the trajectory to ensure it remained within mission parameters. Our pilots responded appropriately to these changing flight conditions exactly as they have been trained and in strict accordance with our established procedures.​

But not everyone agreed with Virgin Galactic's characterization of the events. After the company's statement, former Virgin Galactic test pilot Mark "Forger" Stucky said the following on Twitter: "The most misleading statement today was Virgin Galactic's. The facts are the pilots failed to trim to achieve the proper pitch rate, the winds were well within limits, they did nothing of substance to address the trajectory error, and entered Class A airspace without authorization."

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"Adhered to protocols, huh?" :whistle:

Bad show, VG. :cautious:
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GROUNDED?

They better refund my deposit!
 
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Winslow said:
Well! This developed quickly. Excerpt below, emphasis added:

The FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s spaceship after flight deviation

In the weeks after the flight, Virgin Galactic and Branson basked in their success and the implication that he had beaten Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin to space. But the report put a damper on those celebrations, and Virgin Galactic shot back by issuing a statement on Wednesday afternoon. It read, in part:

Unity 22 was a safe and successful test flight that adhered to our flight procedures and training protocols. When the vehicle encountered high altitude winds which changed the trajectory, the pilots and systems monitored the trajectory to ensure it remained within mission parameters. Our pilots responded appropriately to these changing flight conditions exactly as they have been trained and in strict accordance with our established procedures.​

But not everyone agreed with Virgin Galactic's characterization of the events. After the company's statement, former Virgin Galactic test pilot Mark "Forger" Stucky said the following on Twitter: "The most misleading statement today was Virgin Galactic's. The facts are the pilots failed to trim to achieve the proper pitch rate, the winds were well within limits, they did nothing of substance to address the trajectory error, and entered Class A airspace without authorization."

____________________________________________________________

"Adhered to protocols, huh?" :whistle:

Bad show, VG. :cautious:
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This is so astonishing, it must be absolutely the first time an arrogant over-entitled super-rich person has flouted rules and regulations as though they only apply to ordinary folk. History must mark this extraordinary development in the behaviour of the excessively wealthy!
 
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ahc said:
Now if only they had Mal and Wash to shepard the mission it might have been different.
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~ahem~ ...and Kaylee?? o_O

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