1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auKevin Hurlerhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/kevinhurler-usa/Bankrupt Virgin Orbit Sells Scraps at Auction, Including Its Big Planerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ocsU36NnWk"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/05/bankrupt-virgin-orbit-sells-scraps-at-auction-including-its-big-plane/">Bankrupt Virgin Orbit Sells Scraps at Auction, Including Its Big Plane</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2023/05/bankrupt-virgin-orbit-sells-scraps-at-auction-including-its-big-plane/embed/#?secret=ocsU36NnWk" width="600" height="338" title="“Bankrupt Virgin Orbit Sells Scraps at Auction, Including Its Big Plane” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="ocsU36NnWk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
/*! This file is auto-generated */
!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);
</script>
https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/25/0031e27abadd0a9602ce90ba207805d6.jpg?quality=7519991124The ongoing saga of Virgin Orbit’s ongoing crash and burn appears to have finally come to an end. Assets from the satellite launch company, founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, have officially been sold off at auction, with some major spaceflight players picking up the crumbs.