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Jan 17, 2021 · Sir Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit has succeeded in putting its first satellites in space. Ten payloads in total were lofted on the same rocket, which was launched from under...
Jan 17, 2021 · Sir Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit has succeeded in putting its first satellites in space. Ten payloads in total were lofted on the same rocket, which was launched from...
Jan 29, 2021 · Earlier this month, ten cubesats – small, cheap satellites weighing about a kilogram each – were sent into orbit around Earth. With almost 1,500 of these small satellites launched so...
Jan 10, 2023 · The result—alas: a failure, marking a major setback for both Virgin Orbit and for the U.K.’s announced goal of becoming the leading provider of launch services for small satellites in...
Oct 6, 2020 · If Virgin Orbit can begin flying its rocket reliably, and on a relatively short turnaround, using a 747 as a first stage means that it could offer service to any orbital location for...
Jun 30, 2021 · Virgin Orbit has successfully completed its second mission to space, deploying all seven customer satellites onboard into orbit. The picture-perfect mission, named Tubular Bells: Part One in homage to the first album released by Virgin Records, was globally livestreamed for everyone to watch along at home.
Jul 21, 2022 · The plane will fly out over the ocean before blasting the rocket into space, delivering satellites into orbit around the Earth. In the cockpit will be Squadron Leader, Matthew ‘Stanny’ Stannard, an RAF Test Pilot currently on secondment as one of Virgin Orbit’s pilots.
