The company is investigating the issue, which could potentially delay its upcoming mission.
Richard Bransons space venture launched its commercial trips in 2023, with thefirst crew taking off on June 29.
The company added that there was no other damage to either of its vehicles.
The Galactic 06 mission carried four private astronauts to suborbital heights.Image: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactics upcoming mission, Galactic o7, is scheduled for the second quarter of 2024.
We expect to conduct and close out our internal investigation quickly, the company told Gizmodo in an email.
The company has suffered from previous safety issues that delayed the launch of its commercial flights.
Virgin Galactic is prepping Delta for test flights in 2025 and to begin commercial flights in 2026.
Its still unclear how the latest anomaly will affect Virgin Galactics plans moving forward.
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