Bell Textron and Qarbon Aerospace will provide major components of Virgin Galactic's Delta-class spaceplanes, which Virgin will assemble at an Arizona factory. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 2 November 2022 WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will work with two aerospace manufacturers to provide the major components of
Unlike the rockets used by Nasa and SpaceX to launch satellites, Virgin Orbit will use a specially adapted jumbo jet - VIRGIN ORBIT/EPA By Ross Kaniuk, Publsihed by The Times, 31 October 2022 Protesters have targeted Britain’s first satellite launch to complain about the cost of living crisis. Next month
The Cosmic Girl landed in Cornwall on 11 October ahead of its mission in November Published by the BBC, 31 October 2022 Protesters have demonstrated against the first UK satellite launch, at Newquay Airport in Cornwall. Members of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) protested alongside Drone Wars UK on
Published by The Conversation, 17 October 2022 Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch aircraft have been delivered by
By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 16 October 2022 The rocket that will conduct the first ever orbital mission from UK soil has been delivered to its spaceport. Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne vehicle came into Newquay, Cornwall, late on Friday on a military plane from California where it was made.
By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 12 October 2022 Cosmic Girl touched down at Spaceport Cornwall just as the Sun was going down over the Atlantic The aeroplane that will be used for the first-ever satellite launch from the UK has touched down to begin mission preparations. The 747
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2022 Preparations for an earlier LauncherOne mission at Mojave Air and Space Port. Virgin Orbit says it's completed technical preparations for its next launch but is still awaiting a launch license from the U.K. government. Credit: Virgin Orbit WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit
By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Published by Wired, 23 September 2022 Virgin Orbit will launch satellites from the country for the first time, bringing orbital flight capability to Europe. As early as next month, a modified Boeing 747 jet will fly from Cornwall, the southwestern tip of the United Kingdom, out over
