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Virgin Orbit Pauses Operations, Seeks Funding

It looks as though things may have gone from bad to worse at Virgin Orbit, the satellite carrying spin-off of Richard Branson’s space tourism...

Virgin Orbit suspends operations; seeks additional funding

Virgin Orbit has decided to suspend its operation for one week, the American space company also furloughs almost all of its entire staff...

Virgin Orbit pauses operations

WASHINGTON — Launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit has paused its operations and furloughed its staff for at least a week as it deals with...

UK spaceports: the good, the bad and the ugly

Are spaceports the missing link needed to catalyse the UK space industry, or are they a can of worms best left...

SpaceX mission may herald era of low-cost, reliable space transport

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s interest in using space launch vehicles to quickly transport cargo and personnel around the globe has its origins in the...

Dislodged fuel filter blamed for Virgin Orbit failure

The business confirmed the findings in a recent release, noting that a “comprehensive” examination indicated that a filter dislodged from its correct position during...

Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure

WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit’s chief executive said Feb. 7 that a problem with a relatively inexpensive part may be linked to the failure of...

First launch by ABL Space Systems fails shortly after liftoff

ABL Space Systems’ first RS1 rocket fell back on its launch pad...

First ABL Space Systems launch fails

SEATTLE — The first flight of ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket failed to reach orbit Jan. 10, the second loss of a commercial small...

First British-based space launch of military satellites fails

LONDON — A British attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has...

First UK space launch fails to reach orbit

The LauncherOne rocket, carrying a payload of small satellites, suffered an anomaly some two hours after take-off...

Satellites fail to reach orbit as first launch from UK ends in disappointment

An investigation has been launched after an attempt to make space history...

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