Articles about Virgin Orbit

Virgin Orbit sends 10 satellites to orbit, building on Paul Allen’s air-launch legacy

Eight months after an unsuccessful first attempt, Virgin Orbit finally lived up to its name today and used an innovative… Read More

Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket misses going to space during its first air launch

A new breed of launch vehicle had a shaky first outing today when Virgin Orbit released its LauncherOne rocket from… Read More

The three finalists in the DARPA Launch Challenge include a mystery competitor

Three teams have qualified to go into the rocket-launching phase of the DARPA Launch Challenge: Vector Launch, Virgin Orbit’s VOX Space… Read More

Virgin Orbit jet aces its first captive-carry flight with LauncherOne rocket attached

Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 jet, nicknamed Cosmic Girl, has made its first test flight with a LauncherOne rocket tucked… Read More

Virgin Orbit puts flying launch pad through speedy taxi test with a rocket in its pocket

British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit space venture notched another milestone over the Veterans Day weekend: the first high-speed taxi… Read More

It’s a first: Virgin Orbit fits LauncherOne rocket under the wing of Cosmic Girl jet

What do you get when you cross a Boeing 747 with a rocket launcher? You get something like what you… Read More

Paul Allen’s Stratolaunch venture rolls out world’s biggest airplane for weekend tests

Stratolaunch, the launch venture created by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, took the world’s biggest airplane out of its hangar this… Read More

Virgin Galactic signs onto a deal to bring spaceflights to future spaceport in Italy

Virgin Galactic and a pair of Italian companies today signed a framework agreement aimed at bringing Virgin Galactic’s launch system… Read More

Virgin Orbit gets set to start flight tests of its LauncherOne air-launch system

RENTON, Wash. — British billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit venture is getting ready to put its LauncherOne rocket system through… Read More

Spaceflight launch services company adds Virgin Orbit and Cosmic Girl to its lineup

Seattle-based Spaceflight has a new product to offer customers who want to get small satellites up and running: Virgin Orbit’s… Read More

Blastoff for 3-D printing: How Virgin Orbit harnesses high tech for low-cost rockets

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Virgin Orbit aims to blaze a trail on the final frontier, but in order to do that,… Read More

Virgin Orbit’s ‘Cosmic Girl’ 747 jet passes tests and moves closer to rocket launches

Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet, christened “Cosmic Girl,” is back at its home base in Long Beach, Calif.,… Read More

Virgin Orbit satellite launch spin-off created with ex-Boeing exec at the helm

Virgin Galactic says it’s spinning off its satellite launch operation, including the LauncherOne rocket development program, as a new commercial… Read More