Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit's Boeing 747 carrier plane Cosmic Girl photographed releasing the company's LauncherOne rocket during a July 2019 drop test. (Image credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson)
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Satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit shuts operations

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Global Economy

Branson's Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy, to seek buyer

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Economy

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit to cut 85% of workforce

Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch
Science

Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, with a rocket underneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 jetliner, prior to its takeoff on a key drop test of its high-altitude launch system for satellites from Mojave, California, US July 10, 2019/ Reuters
Science

Virgin Orbit fails first rocket launch attempt from modified plane