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Virgin Orbit announces plans for reusability and a new LauncherTwo vehicle

Seth Kurkowski - Aug. 23rd 2021 3:36 pm PT @SethKurk

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The smallsat launcher owned by Richard Branson announced it will be joining the trend of other space companies and merging with a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). This also comes with some new future plans for Virgin Orbit like turning LauncherOne into a reusable rocket and developing a new LauncherTwo vehicle.

[Update: Succesful orbit and payload deployment] How to watch Virgin Orbit’s second flight of 2021

Seth Kurkowski - Jun. 30th 2021 6:16 am PT @SethKurk

Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Sir Richard Branson

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This morning Virgin Orbit is attempting their third flight of the LauncherOne air-launched vehicle. This will be the first operational flight of the vehicle after their successful Demo-2 mission in January.

Date: Wednesday, June 30th, 10:47 a.m. EDT (Drop and Launch)

Virgin Orbit getting close to fly their first operational LauncherOne mission

Seth Kurkowski - Jun. 9th 2021 8:48 am PT @SethKurk

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Virgin Orbit has become one of the newest launch providers to come online with the success of their Demo 2 launch earlier this year. Now their first operational mission is nearing launch readiness by the end of this month.

Virgin Orbit selected to launch 6 imaging satellites to low Earth orbit

Derek Wise - Apr. 22nd 2021 6:05 am PT @derekiswise

Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Cosmic Girl

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In a press release Wednesday, Virgin Orbit announced that they were selected by geospatial analytics company Hypersat, and QinetiQ, a defense and security company, to launch 6 hyperspectral satellites into low earth orbit.

Virgin Orbit successfully launches rocket to space from wing of a 747 plane in milestone mission

Seth Kurkowski - Jan. 18th 2021 7:59 am PT @SethKurk

NASA Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Cosmic Girl

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Virgin Orbit attempted its second demonstration launch on Sunday after their first attempt failed shortly after the first stage ignition last year. This time around they didn’t just launch a mass simulator but actual payloads from NASA’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program ElaNa 20 which contained several CubeSats from universities across the nation.

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Virgin Orbit forced to halt prep for next plane-based rocket launch test due to COVID-19

Zac Hall - Dec. 14th 2020 10:01 am PT

Virgin Orbit is developing a launch system that can deploy small rockets from anywhere on the planet, but the spread of COVID-19 continues to affect the pace of progress.

Virgin Orbit plans to return to flight before end of this year

Seth Kurkowski - Nov. 30th 2020 3:11 pm PT @SethKurk

Virgin Orbit LauncherOne

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After the first Demo Mission of its LauncherOne air launch system ended in the ocean rather than orbit, Virgin Orbit plans to launch Demo Mission 2 on December 19. This will be its second-ever launch attempt, and this time, it will be adding customer payloads to the top of the rocket.

Virgin Orbit Launch Demo 2 mission targeting late 2020, will carry 11 NASA CubeSats

Zac Hall - Aug. 3rd 2020 11:40 am PT @apollozac

NASA Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Cosmic Girl

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Virgin Orbit will return to flight as soon as late 2020 with a second demonstration mission aimed at dropping a space-bound LauncherOne rocket from the wing of a 747 plane named Cosmic Girl. The second orbital flight test will include NASA payload this time with 11 small satellites onboard for deployment.

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