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Launch failure

Sir Richard Branson speaks after he flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel © Getty Images

Virgin Galactic Holdings shares slide as losses widen

March 1, 2023
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| Launch failure, Space Tourism, Virgin

By Sam Boughedda, Published by Investing.com, 1 March 2023 Virgin Galactic Holdings (NYSE:SPCE) shares are trading lower early Wednesday after they missed fourth quarter earnings expectations. The spaceflight company posted a loss per share of $0.55 on revenue of $870K. Analysts expected a loss per share of $0.51, however, revenue

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UK now seen as ‘toxic’ for satellite launches, MPs told

March 1, 2023
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| Launch failure, UK, Virgin

By Tom Ambrose, Published by The Guardian, 1 March 2023 After Virgin Orbit’s failed mission, Commons committee hears complaints about regulator Britain’s failed attempt to send satellites into orbit was a “disaster” and MPs are being urged to redirect funding to hospitals, with the country now seen as “toxic” for

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Deep space smallsats face big challenges

February 17, 2023
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| Artemis, Launch failure, Mini-Satellites, Moon missions, NASA

By Jeff Froust, Published by SpaceNews, 17 February, 2023 Most of the people who converged on the Kennedy Space Center in mid-November for the third Artemis 1 launch attempt were focused on the giant Space Launch System rocket standing at Launch Complex 39B and the Orion spacecraft on top. Craig

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Spaceport Cornwall denies staff had concerns about rocket launch

January 23, 2023
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| Launch failure, UK, Virgin

By Lee Trewhela, Published by Cornwall Live, 23 January 2023 Space boss also addresses reports Scotland could now beat Cornwall to the UK's first satellite rocket launch The boss of Spaceport Cornwall has strenuously denied claims that the Virgin Orbit rocket launch mission from Newquay only had a 50/50 chance

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UK rocket failure is a setback, not roadblock

January 11, 2023
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| Launch failure, Launch sites, UK, Virgin

By Jonathan Amos and Greg Brosnan, Published by the BBC, 11 January, 2023 The failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil is a setback but not a roadblock to the country's space plans. The rocket suffered an "anomaly" late on Monday night after its release by

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First ABL Space Systems launch fails

January 10, 2023
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| Launch failure, Launch sites

By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 10 January 2023 SEATTLE — The first flight of ABL Space Systems’ RS1 rocket failed to reach orbit Jan. 10, the second loss of a commercial small launch vehicle in 24 hours. The company announced it would attempt the launch of RS1 from the

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First British-based space launch of military satellites fails

January 10, 2023
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| Launch failure, Launch sites, UK, Virgin

By Andrew Chuter, Published by DefenseNews, 10 January 2023 LONDON — A British attempt to become the first Western European nation to put satellites into space from a base on home soil has failed after the Virgin Orbit launch rocket missed the required orbit. Virgin Orbit officials said Jan. 10

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Possibility of rocket debris from satellite launch off Irish coast triggers alert

January 3, 2023
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| Environmental/Health Concerns, Launch failure, Launch sites, Space Debris and Overcrowding, UK, Virgin

By Colm Keena, Published by The Irish Times, 9 January 2023 Fishing boats and other vessels have been warned to avoid an area off the southwest coast of Ireland from Monday night because of the danger of being hit by falling debris from a rocket due to be launched from

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