Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit suspends operations amid funding crunch

Virgin Orbit has suspended all of its operations and furloughed employees as it scrambles to find fu...

George Simister

Deep Tech / Thu 16 Mar 2023

Virgin Orbit: Reason for Cornwall launch failure revealed

Virgin Orbit has revealed that a dislodged fuel filter part was the cause for its unsuccessful satel...

George Simister

Deep Tech / Wed 15 Feb 2023

Virgin Orbit eyes second Cornwall launch this year after rocket failure

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has said it "anticipates" a return to Spaceport Cornwall "later this ...

George Simister

Deep Tech / Fri 13 Jan 2023

Virgin Orbit: First UK satellite launch ends in failure

The first satellite launch from British soil ended in failure after a technical fault in Virgin Orbi...

George Simister

Deep Tech / Tue 10 Jan 2023

Virgin Orbit launch: Everything you need to know about historic Cornwall rocket mission

Virgin Orbit has been given the go-ahead for the first orbital satellite launch from the UK, with th...

George Simister

Deep Tech / Mon 9 Jan 2023

Virgin Orbit granted licence to take off from Spaceport Cornwall

Virgin Orbit has been granted a licence to launch satellites from Spaceport Cornwall, paving the way...

George Simister

Deep Tech / Wed 21 Dec 2022

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