Some of Our Sources
- Slashdot
- BoingBoing
- Mashable
- Vandelay Design
- You The Designer
- Naldz Graphics
- 24 Ways
- Specky Boy
- Design Modo
- The Verge
Help Webnuz
Referal links:
May 26, 2020 07:59 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/DYt6zcbFJHY/virgin-orbits-first-orbital-test-flight-cut-short-after-rocket-released-from-carrier-aircr
Virgin Orbit's First Orbital Test Flight Cut Short After Rocket Released from Carrier Aircraft
An anonymous reader shares a report: 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 system test. Unfortunately, that test ended much earlier than planned -- just shortly after the LauncherOne rocket was released from Cosmic Girl. Cosmic Girl took off just before 12 PM PT (3 PM ET) from Mojave Air and Spaceport in California. The aircraft was piloted by Chief Test Pilot Kelly Latimer, along with her co-pilot Todd Ericson. The aircraft then flew to its target release point, where LauncherOne did manage a "clean release" from the carrier craft as planned at around 12:50 PM PT (3:50 PM ET), but Virgin noted just a few minutes later that the mission was subsequently "terminated."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/DYt6zcbFJHY/virgin-orbits-first-orbital-test-flight-cut-short-after-rocket-released-from-carrier-aircr
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Slashdot
Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by Geeknet, Inc..More About this Source Visit Slashdot