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May 25, 2020 08:01 pm GMT
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Virgin Orbits first orbital test flight cut short after rocket released from carrier aircraft
On Monday, Virgin Orbit attempted the first full flight of its orbital payload launch system, which includes a modified Boeing 747 called ‘Cosmic Girl’ that acts as a carrier aircraft for its air-launched rocket LauncherOne. While Virgin Orbit has flown Cosmic Girl and LauncherOne previously for different tests and demonstrations, this was the first end-to-end […]Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/R0Zj1Sqqaxs/
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