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Oct 5, 2022 · Virgin Orbit’s latest rocket has completed a full launch rehearsal and is now ready for flight. The window for the next launch, planned to be the first orbital space launch from the UK, will be determined by the launch permitting regulatory process.
Jan 10, 2023 · The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil has ended in failure. A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of Newquay, Cornwall, to release...
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- Jonathan Amos
Jan 9, 2023 · The first ever orbital space launch from British soil is getting ready to blast off. Monday's mission will see a repurposed 747 jumbo jet release a rocket over the Atlantic to take nine...
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- Rebecca Morelle and Jonathan Amos
Dec 6, 2022 · The first ever orbital space launch from the UK is expected to take place on the night of Wednesday 14 December. Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company will run the mission out...
Oct 11, 2022 · Virgin Orbit's jumbo, known as Cosmic Girl, landed at Newquay Airport in Cornwall just before 18:30 BST. It will now take part in a series of rehearsals leading up to launch day.
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Jan 6, 2023 · The Virgin Orbit company says it's now ready to proceed with the historic mission, which will be run out of Cornwall Airport Newquay. It will see a repurposed 747 release a rocket over the...
Jan 10, 2023 · Cosmic Girl, a former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, took off from Spaceport Cornwall with the LauncherOne rocket under its wing. It was carrying a number of satellites, including ones made in ...
