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Virgin Orbit preparing for first U.K. launch

WASHINGTON — After technical and licensing delays, Virgin Orbit is gearing up for its first launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan....

Virgin Orbit receives license for U.K. launch

WASHINGTON — British regulators have issued a launch license to Virgin Orbit for its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom, now expected to...

ABL’s first orbital test flight postponed after series of launch attempts

The first test flight of ABL Space Systems’ new small satellite launcher...

ABL Space Systems on verge of first orbital launch attempt

EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Nov. 14 after scrub of first launch attempt. ABL Space Systems...

Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission

WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit successfully placed a set of payloads for the U.S. Space Force into orbit early July 2 in the company’s first...

Poland, Virgin Orbit partner on Eastern Europe satellite launch initiative

Virgin Orbit Above the Clouds launch

In a bid to secure a domestic launch capability, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) signed a letter of intent with Virgin Orbit to use the U.S. company’s air-launched LauncherOne system as soon as next year.

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Sierra Space to study Dream Chaser landings in Japan

Dream Chaser landing

Sierra Space has signed an agreement to study future landings of its Dream Chaser vehicle at a Japanese airport.

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Regulators uncertain on schedule for first U.K. launch

Plans to host the first orbital launches from the United Kingdom this year are moving ahead despite uncertainty about when regulators will grant licenses for those launches.

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Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission

Virgin Orbit placed seven cubesats for three customers into orbit Jan. 13 on the third consecutive successful operational flight of its LauncherOne air-launch system.

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Virgin Orbit celebrates third successful launch in a row

Virgin Orbit delivered seven small CubeSats for NASA, the U.S. military, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution into orbit Thursday with its air-launched rocket after release from a jumbo jet off the coast of California.

Virgin Orbit to demonstrate air-launch flexibility on upcoming mission

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Virgin Orbit is preparing to launch a set of smallsats as both a demonstration of the flexibility of its air-launch system and its ability to increase its cadence of launches.

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Astroscale raises $109 million Series F round

WASHINGTON — Astroscale announced Nov. 25 that it raised $109 million from European and Japanese investors in a round it says will allow...

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