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• Virgin Orbit pauses operations SpaceNews · 15 Mar 2023 Launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit has paused its operations and furloughed its staff for at least a week as it deals with financial issues.
• Virgin Orbit Pauses Operations, Furloughs Staff, Seeks Funding The Launch Pad · 15 Mar 2023 Virgin Orbit has announced that it will be furloughing almost all of its employees and halting operations for a week as it seeks a new funding lifeline.
• Virgin Orbit pauses operations for a week, furloughs nearly entire staff as it seeks funding CNBC · 15 Mar 2023 Virgin Orbit is furloughing nearly all its employees and pausing operations for a week as it looks for a funding lifeline, people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
• Virgin Orbit elaborates on potential cause of LauncherOne failure SpaceNews · 15 Feb 2023 irgin Orbit provided additional details about the likely cause of its LauncherOne failure last month but didn’t estimate when the vehicle will be ready to return to flight.
• UPDATE! Virgin Orbit Launcher One Anomaly The Launch Pad · 14 Feb 2023 On January 9th, Virgin Orbit experienced a tragic anomaly with their LauncherOne rocket during the historic first orbital launch from the United Kingdom, which resulted in the loss of the vehicle and its payloads.
• Virgin Orbit receives another small investment from Branson—and it’s worrisome Ars Technica · 1 Feb 2023 More clarity on the company's financial situation should come by late March.
• Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit says its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit Jan. 9 when an anomaly caused a premature shutdown of the rocket’s upper stage.
• Even before Monday’s launch failure, Virgin Orbit’s finances were dismal Ars Technica · 10 Jan 2023 Some financial analysts believe the company will run out of money in March.
• Satellites fail to reach orbit as first launch from UK ends in disappointment Spaceflight Now · 10 Jan 2023 An investigation has been launched after an attempt to make space history by sending satellites into orbit from British soil for the first time ended in failure Monday night due to an anomaly in the second stage of Virgi...
• The first orbital launch attempt from the UK ends in failure Ars Technica · 10 Jan 2023 This is likely to be a devastating launch failure for Virgin Orbit.
• Virgin Orbit stock plummets after failure of its first UK rocket launch CNBC · 10 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit stock fell in trading on Monday evening, after the company confirmed that its first launch out of the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit.
• Virgin Orbit fails on first mission from the UK with Start Me Up NASASpaceflight · 9 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit attempted to carry out the first satellite launch from the United Kingdom on Monday with the first LauncherOne mission out of Spaceport Cornwall. LauncherOne was dropped from Virgin’s Cosmic Girl carrier air...
• Virgin Orbit says it is ready to make history in the United Kingdom tonight Ars Technica · 9 Jan 2023 "The public cannot wait for the UK to come and join that exclusive launch club."
• First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails SpaceNews · 9 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit’s first launch from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit Jan. 9, dealing a high-profile setback to a company that has been struggling financially.
• Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch SpaceNews · 8 Jan 2023 Virgin Orbit is set to perform the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9, a milestone officials hailed as the start of a new era for the country’s space industry.
• Virgin Orbit counting down to first historic satellite launch from British soil Spaceflight Now · 8 Jan 2023 A new chapter in spaceflight history will be made when the first ever satellites to be launched into orbit from Western Europe begin their journey into space inside a rocket slung beneath a converted jumbo jet carrier ai...
• Virgin Orbit preparing for first U.K. launch SpaceNews · 5 Jan 2023 After technical and licensing delays, Virgin Orbit is gearing up for its first launch from the United Kingdom as soon as Jan. 9.
• Virgin Orbit receives license for U.K. launch SpaceNews · 21 Dec 2022 British regulators have issued a launch license to Virgin Orbit for its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom, now expected to take place in January.
• Virgin Orbit delays first U.K. launch SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2022 Just days after setting a launch date for its first launch from the United Kingdom, Virgin Orbit announced Dec. 8 it was delaying that mission for weeks because of technical and regulatory issues.
• Rocket Report: SpaceX launch delayed indefinitely; Virgin Orbit cancels funding round Ars Technica · 2 Dec 2022 "Due to current market conditions, the company has elected not to proceed."
• Virgin Orbit says U.K launch licensing taking longer than expected SpaceNews · 8 Nov 2022 Virgin Orbit acknowledged it has taken longer than planned to get approvals for its first launch from the United Kingdom but still expects to conduct the mission before the end of the year.
• First NorthStar SSA satellites to launch in 2023 by Virgin Orbit SpaceNews · 30 Oct 2022 NorthStar Earth and Space, a company planning a constellation of satellites to collect space situational awareness data, will launch its first satellites in mid-2023 with Virgin Orbit.
• Virgin Orbit awaiting license for first UK launch SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 Virgin Orbit says it is technically ready for its next LauncherOne mission, and the first orbital launch from the United Kingdom, but is still waiting on a launch license from the British government.
• Virgin Orbit reduces launch forecast while increasing per-launch revenue SpaceNews · 14 Aug 2022 Virgin Orbit now expects to perform four launches this year, at the low end of earlier projections, but with a higher per-launch revenue.
• UK launches consultation on Virgin Orbit launch SpaceNews · 22 Jul 2022 The U.K. announced a public consultation July 22 to assess the environmental impact of the country’s first space launch, as part of the licensing process for clearing Virgin Orbit’s mission this year.
• Virgin Orbit’s first night launch a success; UK mission next Spaceflight Now · 2 Jul 2022 Virgin Orbit fired its air-launched rocket into the sky late Friday night off the coast of California, accelerating seven small CubeSat payloads to orbit on the company’s first nighttime mission and clearing the way for...
• Virgin Orbit launches Space Force mission SpaceNews · 2 Jul 2022 Virgin Orbit successfully placed a set of payloads for the U.S. Space Force into orbit early July 2 in the company’s first nighttime launch.
• Virgin Orbit launches seven satellites for US Space Force and NASA NASASpaceflight · 1 Jul 2022 Virgin Orbit launched its fifth flight of the LauncherOne rocket, after scrubbing an attempt on Wednesday because the propellant temperature was deemed to be “slightly out of bounds”. That decision was made prior to the...
• Virgin Orbit delays launch of seven satellites for US Space Force and NASA NASASpaceflight · 29 Jun 2022 Virgin Orbit has scrubbed the launch the fifth flight of the LauncherOne rocket, after propellant temperature was deemed to be “slightly out of bounds”. The decision was made prior to the take off of Cosmic Girl, the car...
• Virgin Orbit ready for first night launch on Space Force mission Spaceflight Now · 29 Jun 2022 The first nighttime flight of Virgin Orbit’s commercial air-launched rocket is on track for Wednesday night off the coast of California, carrying seven small satellites into orbit on a mission for the U.S. military’s Spa...
• Virgin Orbit ready for first night launch SpaceNews · 28 Jun 2022 Virgin Orbit says it’s ready for a nighttime launch for the U.S. Space Force as it attempts to get into a more frequent rhythm of building and launching vehicles.
• Virgin Orbit expects first U.K. launch in August SpaceNews · 25 May 2022 Virgin Orbit expects to perform its first launch from England in late August, pending award of a British launch license, a company executive said May 25.
• Virgin Orbit projects growth despite widening loss SpaceNews · 11 May 2022 Despite a widening loss in the first quarter, Virgin Orbit executives said they believe they have enough financial runway for their air launch business to gain altitude this year.
• National Reconnaissance Office partners with U.K. on space mission to fly on Virgin Orbit rocket SpaceNews · 10 May 2022 The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office and the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense will launch a joint mission this summer on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket.
• Space experiment to push standardization in small satellites SpaceNews · 4 Apr 2022 An experiment scheduled to launch this fall on Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket will try to show a faster and cheaper way for the space industry to test technologies on orbit.
• Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2022 Small launch vehicle company Virgin Orbit says it sees opportunities not just in satellite launch but also in hypersonics as it looks to increase its revenue.
• Poland, Virgin Orbit partner on Eastern Europe satellite launch initiative SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2022 In a bid to secure a domestic launch capability, the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) signed a letter of intent with Virgin Orbit to use the U.S. company’s air-launched LauncherOne system as soon as next year.
• Virgin Orbit launches mission STP-27VPB “Above the Clouds” NASASpaceflight · 13 Jan 2022 Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne and its 747 carrier aircraft “Cosmic Girl” have launched the US Defense Department’s STP-27VPB mission along with three commercial satellites. The launch occurred on Thursday, January 13 at app...
• Virgin Orbit celebrates third successful launch in a row Spaceflight Now · 13 Jan 2022 Virgin Orbit delivered seven small CubeSats for NASA, the U.S. military, Spire, and the Polish company SatRevolution into orbit Thursday with its air-launched rocket after release from a jumbo jet off the coast of Califo...
• Virgin Orbit launches seven cubesats on third operational mission SpaceNews · 13 Jan 2022 Virgin Orbit placed seven cubesats for three customers into orbit Jan. 13 on the third consecutive successful operational flight of its LauncherOne air-launch system.