Virgin Orbit's first rocket launch fails over Pacific

Virgin Orbit's first rocket launch fails over Pacific Ocean

Deutsche Welle

Published 26 May 2020

The company attributed the failure to an anomaly in the first stage of the flight. Richard Branson hopes to cash in on future commercial satellite launches by launching them from the underside of an airborne jumbo jet.

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Virgin Orbit's first rocket launch fails over Pacific Ocean

Virgin Orbit's first rocket launch fails over Pacific Ocean

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