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Virgin Orbit immediately halts all operations after failed UK launch

The company has decided to pause all operations from today after the firm's first satellite mission from UK soil failed to reach orbit earlier this year.

16 Mar

Failure of UK's first space mission Spaceport Cornwall explained

Virgin Orbit's Start Me Up mission, which launched from Cornwall, failed in January.

15 Feb

A repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft, named Cosmic Girl, carrying Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, taxis down the runway ahead of take off at Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport, Newquay

Virgin Orbit plane returns to US after failed UK space mission

The UK's first ever space satellite launch failed on Monday after a technical 'anomaly'

13 Jan

Virgin Orbit reveals what caused UK's first space mission to fail

'Newquay, we have an anomaly' - the moment the UK's first space launch failed

What happened when Virgin Orbit took off from UK in failed space mission

This is the route Virgin Orbit's flight took before launching failed rocket

Virgin Orbit's statement in full after UK's space mission failed

First ever UK space launch fails after rocket ‘anomaly’

Watch Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl take off in UK's first space launch

Spaceport Cornwall: What time is the rocket launch today?

'A massive moment - then some sleep' - Spaceport boss on today's rocket launch

Spaceport: What's next for Cornwall's space industry?

Final preparations underway ahead of UK's first ever space launch

UK's first ever rocket launch just days away as date is confirmed