UK rocket firm approaches first sustainable satellite launch
The demand for rocket launches from "European soil is much stronger than it ever has been," Orbex CEO Martin Coates told IE in an interview.
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The demand for rocket launches from "European soil is much stronger than it ever has been," Orbex CEO Martin Coates told IE in an interview.
Virgin Orbit (VORB.O), part-owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, had planned to deploy nine small satellites into lower Earth orbit (LEO).
An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal.
Final preparations were under way Monday for the first rocket launch from UK soil, catapulting it into the "exclusive" club of nine nations able to send crafts into Earth's orbit.