Virgin Orbit said an anomaly during the first burn of its upper stage caused the engine to shut down prematurely on the Jan. 9 "Start Me Up" mission from England's Spaceport Cornwall. Credit: Virgin ...

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 during a ...

Virgin Orbit had a successful first commercial launch, meaning there’s now officially another small satellite launch provider in operation with a track record of delivering payloads to space. Virgin ...

Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl and LauncherOne. Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit staged its first commercial mission as part of its second successful launch of a rocket into Earth’s orbit on June 30. The ...

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