Virgin Orbit announced May 23 that it is closing for good after a sale of assets totaling $36.4 million. Rocket…
Long Beach, Calif., based Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection April 3. The company told the U.S. Bankruptcy…
Virgin Orbit announced March 16, 2023, that it is pausing all operations. There are also reports that almost all staff…
The historic first attempt to launch satellites from British soil reached space Jan. 9, but ultimately fell short of reaching…
Virgin Orbit’s upcycled Boeing 747 that serves as its reusable launch pad and mobile mission control center landed at Newquay…
Last month Virgin Orbit announced that their first international commercial rocket launch will carry a joint UK/U.S. mission. This historic…
MOJAVE, Calif.– Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, confirmed that its LauncherOne rocket reached space during the company’s second…
by Cathy Hansen, special to Aerotech News A look back at 2020 Jan. 1, 2020, dawned as the beginning of…
Virgin Orbit, the California-based satellite launch company, conducted a launch demonstration of its innovative air-launched rocket May 25 in the…
Virgin Orbit has announced that the launch window for their Launch Demo Mission starts May 14 and extends through May…