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Rocket company Astra Space completed a test fire Saturday ahead of its first planned launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Virgin Orbit is getting ready to launch its next mission by the end of June. This is the first time that Virgin Orbit is flying after its first orbital launch in January.

Nanoracks launches two CubeSats on NG-15 Cygnus 02/23/2021 2 Minutes Read The NG-15 Cygnus spacecraft berthed with the International Space Station (ISS), carrying two CubeSats in the Nanoracks External Cygnus Deployer (E-NRCSD). The Cygnus arrived at the ISS after launching from Wallops Flight Facility Pad 0A on February 22, 2021 at 17:36 UTC. In celebration of Black History Month, the NG-15 Cygnus has been named in honor of Katherine Johnson, a NASA mathematician who had a vital role in early human space flight missions. This launch is Nanoracks’ ninth ...

Spaceflight Insider Cullen Desforges January 18th, 2021 Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne successfully ignites its engine moments after being dropped by a carrier aircraft to begin its flight toward orbit. Credit: Virgin Orbit After several hours filled with hopeful anticipation, California-based company Virgin Orbit successfully air-launched its LauncherOne rocket Jan. 17 over the Mojave Desert. Virgin Orbit confirmed in a series of tweets that the launch vehicle successfully separated from the company’s 747 carrier aircraft “Cosmic Girl” at 11:39 a.m. PST (7:39 p.m. UTC) and had begun the ...

Virgin Orbit, earlier this morning, has launched their own developed rocket named LauncherOne on to the lower part of the Earth's orbit. This also marks the very first successful launch that was done by the company itself.