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Richard Branson’s Rocket Company Shuts Down for ‘Foreseeable Future’
The company’s inability to secure new funding has placed the space venture in serious jeopardy.
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ABL’s Failed Inaugural Rocket Launch Marks Space Industry’s Third Failure in Weeks
In a concerning trend, ABL Space System’s RS1 rocket became the third rocket to succumb to a launch failure in less than a month. The botched liftoff came just 24 hours after Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket carrying a payload of nine satellites experienced an anomaly that preventing it from reaching orbit.
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Virgin Orbit’s ‘Cosmic Girl’ Set for UK’s First Orbital Launch
A modified Boeing aircraft, with a rocket tucked under its wing, will take off from British soil as early as next week, marking the United Kingdom’s first ever orbital launch.