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What caused Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket to experience an anomaly mid-mission? Virgin Orbit now knows why its first UK launch failed. The company's investigation concluded that a dislodged fuel filter caused its LauncherOne rocket to experience an anomaly, preventing it from reaching space and completing its mission.
A live stream will be available for those who want to watch the U.K.'s first orbital space launch with the Virgin Orbit rocket.
Last month, Virgin Orbit reached a major milestone with its successful demonstration of the LauncherOne spacecraft, validating the company’s air-launch approach to sending small satellites to orbit. It was the culmination of years of work for Sir Richard Branson’s company, and it marked the first orbital class, air-launched, liquid-fueled rocket to successfully reach space. Since that demonstration, Virgin Orbit has announced a series of hires including its first COO, and signed launch deals with SatRevolution and Innovative Solutions in Space (ISIS) to launch the Royal Netherlands Air...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.
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