Virgin Orbit Counts Down To ‘Imminent’ Orbital Demo Launch

 Virgin LauncherOne
Credit: Virgin Orbit
Space launch provider Virgin Orbit says it has delivered a flight-worthy LauncherOne rocket to its Mojave, California facility and is poised to perform a final captive-carry test in January with the company’s Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft before conducting the first live launch early next year...
Guy Norris

Guy is a Senior Editor for Aviation Week, covering technology and propulsion. He is based in Colorado Springs.

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