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- Virgin Orbit, a US subsidiary of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, plans to launch a rocket into space off of a modified Boeing 747 jet, named “Cosmic Girl.” The rocket, which will be launched over the Atlantic Ocean, will carry nine satellites into orbit.
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Jun 30, 2021 · Cosmic Girl, Virgin Orbit’s adapted Virgin Atlantic 747 carrier aircraft, soared to 30,000ft to launch the Virgin LauncherOne rocket, which took off from under its wing, delivering satellites into orbit. This mission is called Tubular Bells, Part One, in homage to Virgin’s musical roots and Mike Oldfield’s classic Virgin Records album.
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...
Jan 6, 2023 · A rocket is going to be launched into space from Cosmic Girl - a former commercial aircraft originally part of the Virgin Atlantic fleet which once carried passengers more than 800 times...
Oct 15, 2022 · The rocket will now be prepared for its flight to space, which is likely to occur sometime next month. Nine individual satellites, most built in the UK, will take the ride a few hundred...
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Jan 10, 2023 · LauncherOne has dropped from Cosmic Girl over the Atlantic, and will now blast into space. The rocket is bound for Earth's lower orbit on its mission to deploy nine satellites.
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Jan 6, 2023 · At the appropriate moment, likely just before midnight, and at an altitude of 35,000ft, the 747 will release the rocket, which will then ignite its first-stage engine to begin the climb to orbit.
Jun 30, 2021 · After a smooth release from the aircraft, the LauncherOne rocket ignited and propelled itself towards space, ultimately deploying its payload into a precise target orbit approximately 500km above the Earth’s surface.
