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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.
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Virgin’s LauncherOne Rocket Reaches Orbit for the First Time and Drops Off NASA Satellites
The commercial race to space just got a little more crowded. Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, Virgin Galactic’s sister company, has successfully launched a rocket into orbit for the first time. It also managed to successfully deliver payloads for a customer, NASA, dropping off a number of nanosatellites sponsored by the agency.