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Virgin Orbit was a company within the Virgin Group that provided launch services for small satellites. The company was formed in 2017 as a spin-off of Richard Branson 's Virgin Galactic space tourism venture to develop and market the LauncherOne rocket, which had previously been a project under Virgin Galactic.
Jun 30, 2021 · Enter Virgin Orbit. Like the satellites its customers are flying, its launch system is light, fast, flexible, and affordable. Virgin Orbit uses a 747 airplane and a runway rather than a launch pad - this is a route to space that can be made from any airport in the world.
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.
May 24, 2023 · Sir Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit has shut down, just months after a major mission failure. It comes weeks after the firm set up to launch satellites paused operations to...
Jan 29, 2021 · Virgin Orbit has done what many thought was impossible: launching a rocket from under the wing of a modified 747 airplane fly to space and drop satellites into Earth’s orbit. But what do customers want to send to space and why?
Jun 30, 2021 · Virgin Orbit successfully launched a payload of satellites to space on Wednesday for its debut commercial mission from Southern California, five months after the company first reached orbit...
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...
Jan 28, 2022 · Virgin Orbit has been selected by NASA’s Launch Services Program to provide launch services for its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated Rideshare (VADR) missions. “This contract award is a great step forward for commercial space,” said Dan Hart, CEO of Virgin Orbit.
Aug 24, 2021 · Small-satellite launch outfit Virgin Orbit, part of Richard Branson's Virgin Group, announced on Monday (Aug. 23) that it plans to go public via a merger with a special purpose acquisition...
May 24, 2023 · Virgin Orbit, the beleaguered satellite launch company that filed for bankruptcy close to two months ago, said it has agreed to sell key assets worth over $35 million to three aerospace companies...
