It is a setback for Britain’s broader goals in the space business. The country has plans for seven “spaceports”. This year may also see launches by different firms
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskThe first part of the mission went well. Once the plane was safely over the Atlantic ocean, a rocket detached, ignited its engine and made for the sky. But about half an hour later, Virgin Orbit released a terse statement talking of an “anomaly”. The firm later admitted that, although the rocket had technically reached space, it had not made it into orbit—and neither had any of the nine satellites it had been carrying.
It is not yet clear exactly what went wrong . But the failure comes at an awkward time for the company, which hopes to carve out a niche offering cheap, small-scale launch services to the rapidly growing space industry. That market is highly contested, and Virgin Orbit’s prospects looked shaky even before the launch. in the space business. The country has plans for seven “spaceports” .
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