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British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time on Sunday, with a successful test of its air-launched rocket, delivering ...
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The UK’s first ever orbital space launch is due to take place today, taking off from a runway in Cornwall.Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit company is behin...
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Jan 6, 2023 · The first orbital space rocket launch from UK soil is due to take place on Monday evening. Virgin Orbit's plane - Cosmic Girl - has done previous launches in the United States.
Jan 11, 2023 · "Start Me Up" was to be a mission of many firsts: The first orbital launch from the U.K., the first commercial launch from western Europe, the first Omani satellite and the first satellite...
Nov 19, 2022 · During its first U.K. mission, called Start Me Up after a famous song by the British band Rolling Stones, Virgin Orbit will loft into low Earth orbit several small satellites, including an...
Jan 9, 2023 · If all goes to plan, Cosmic Girl, with Virgin Orbit's two-stage Launcher One rocket tucked beneath its wing, will take off from the the Newquay Airport, now dubbed Spaceport Cornwall, between...
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Jan 6, 2023 · Cosmic Girl carries Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket under its wing to an altitude of 35,000ft before dropping the rocket over the ocean. After the drop, LauncherOne...
