On Wednesday, September 29th, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave Virgin Galactic the green light to resume its activity, just in time for the company's next spaceflight. The news comes after the FAA grounded Virgin Galactic's flights due to issues that surfaced concerning the company's July flight.
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election integrity. voter fraud is a criminal offense. reporter: republican state representative james white. i want to caution against saying, well, since it s a very, very small amount of voter fraud, somehow it s something that we should not be concerned with.orr: dosunmu hopes the voting restrictions will not r08 back the hands of time. it s important that a new generation understands the power of electoral politics. reporter: he says his group will use the civil rights blue print of the 1960s to fight these voting challenges. rodney hawkins, cbs news, dallas. duncan: rodney, thank you. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news, japan joinsn: rod. straight ahe athletes seeking olympic glory with the games set to start this week. italy welcomes back americans hoping for a tourism rebound. and later, the unlikely pair set to make history rocketing to the edge of space. e history rocketie edge of space.
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for sir richard branson, this is one small step for a billionaire, one giant leap for mankind. tim allman, bbc news. 0ur correspondent sophie long is as at the launch site and sent this update. i am at the world s first purpose built commercial spaceport where, in a couple of hours, a lifelong dream could become a reality when sir richard branson along with two pilots and two other three crew members are due to fly to the edge of space. the launchtime has already been pushed back by an hour and a half due to weather conditions overnight but the sun is now rising and we are being told that everything is looking good and in a couple of hours time we should see the spaceship unity launch from the two mile run beside me along with ship beside me and after 45 minutes. it should detach from the mothership and rocket to the edge of space, 50 miles above the surface of the earth. this has been more than 16 years in the making,