Virgin Orbit will launch military satellites for National Reconnaissance Office and UK on milestone flight

By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 10 May 2022 The upcoming flight will be the first commercial rocket launch ever from Western Europe. The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) will launch a joint mission with the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence on Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch from the UK. The

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Space Force looking at U.S. needs for ‘responsive space’

By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 20 April 2022 Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein: The Space Force needs to “understand where we need tactically responsive launch, but more importantly, tactically responsive space.” WASHINGTON – The U.S. Space Force plans to conduct in 2023 a “responsive space” demonstration where private launch companies

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Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, Space Forge CEO Joshua Western and CTO Andrew Bacon sign launch agreement in Long Beach, California (Photo: Business Wire)

Virgin Orbit to launch first Welsh satellite from Spaceport Cornwall Summer 2022

Published by Businesswire, 9 March 2022 Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, Space Forge CEO Joshua Western and CTO Andrew Bacon sign launch agreement in Long Beach, California (Photo: Business Wire) LONG BEACH, Calif. & CARDIFF, Wales--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading launch company Virgin Orbit (Nasdaq: VORB) and European in-space manufacturing tech start-up Space

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