Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company, announced today that it has successfully completed a key drop test of its LauncherOne vehicle, the last major step in the ...

Startup small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit on July 10 completed what it expects to be the final unpowered flight test of its two-stage, liquid-fueled LauncherOne expendable rocket, clearing ...

Hypersonic testing startup Stratolaunch has acquired a 22-year-old Boeing 747 named Spirit of Mojave. The jumbojet previously flew as a satellite launch aircraft for Virgin Orbit, a spinoff company ...

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