A historic first mission to launch satellites from British soil ultimately fell short of reaching its target orbit after suffering an “anomaly.”
Following a successful takeoff from the runway at Spaceport Cornwall on Monday night, and traveling to a designated drop zone, Virgin Orbit said the customized Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft “Cosmic Girl” that serves as the LauncherOne system’s carrier aircraft released the
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