Cosmic Girl No Longer Virgin, Will Fly Missions for Stratolaunch
26 May 2023, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit is officially dead, and its assets sold to companies in space exploration. The converted Boeing called Cosmic Girl landed at Stratolaunch
Fuel Filter Brought Down Virgin Orbit’s Start Me Up UK-Launched Rocket
15 Feb 2023, 12:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit releases the first details on its investigation into the failure of the Start Me Up mission, and it all comes down to a fuel filter
How Virgin Orbit Launches Space Rockets From an Airplane
22 Jan 2023, 04:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit has five horizontal space mission launches under its belt, we take a closer look at how one such event unfolds
First UK Orbital Launch Failure Blamed on Rocket's Second Stage Abruptly Calling It Quits
13 Jan 2023, 13:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit says LauncherOne's second stage terminating burn earlier than planned is the reason why UK's first orbital mission failed
Virgin Orbit’s Start Me Up UK Mission Reaches Space and Then Fails
10 Jan 2023, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit successfully launched the Start Me Up mission, the first to take off from British soil, then a technical glitch prevented the rocket to reach orbit
Virgin Cosmic Girl Ready to Carry UK’s First Orbital Mission, Window Opens on January 9
6 Jan 2023, 14:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit is now closer than ever to launching the first orbital mission to depart the United Kingdom, mission window opens next week
Virgin Orbit to Expand Fleet of Satellite-Launching Aircraft, Cosmic Girl Gets a Sibling
11 May 2022, 12:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit will give the Cosmic Girl satellite-launching aircraft a sibling in 2023, effectively doubling the company's launch capacity
UK Gears up for a Historic Launch This Summer, the First of Its Kind from Western Europe
11 May 2022, 05:33 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Virgin Orbit's Launcher One will be used to launch UK-made satellites from British territory for the first time in history
Watch a Virgin Orbit Satellite Launch From a RAF Pilot’s Amazing Perspective
2 Feb 2022, 07:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Royal Air Force Flight Lieutenant shares his awe-inspiring experiences as part of the flight crew that launched the latest satellites form Cosmic Girl
UK Gearing Up for Historic Satellite Launch From Spaceport Cornwall This Summer
17 Jan 2022, 08:42 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Britain will write history as it gears up to become the first European country to launch a satellite from its territory, as soon as this summer
Cosmic Girl Airplane Cuts Through the Clouds, Performs Mid-Air Rocket Launch
14 Jan 2022, 21:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl aircraft launched seven satellites onboard its LauncherOne rocket as part of its latest mission
Virgin Orbit LauncherOne Ready for Major Mid-Flight Ignition Test
25 May 2020, 18:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This week's Virgin Orbit test will the first calling for the LauncherOne rocket to ignite its engine mid-flight, opening the door for horizontal space launches
Virgin Orbit Cosmic Girl Airplane Drops LauncherOne in Successful Test
11 Jul 2019, 11:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit conducts its first drop test of the LauncherOne using the modified Boeing 747-400 aircraft called Cosmic Girl as a launch platform
Virgin Cosmic Girl Gets Fitted with Rocket-Carrying Bracket
3 Sep 2018, 09:40 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Orbit fits the LauncherOne bracket on the Boeing 747 airplane it calls Cosmic Girl, captive flight tests to follow.
Virgin to Launch Satellites from the Cornwall Airport Using Cosmic Girl
17 Jul 2018, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New Virgin company signs a deal with the Cornwall Airport that would allow it to launch satellites from the underbelly of a Boeing 747