9 Jun 2022, 05:12 UTC / An innovative space weather instrumentation suite developed by UK and the U.S. will be launched within this upcoming historic event
11 May 2022, 12:04 UTC / Virgin Orbit will give the Cosmic Girl satellite-launching aircraft a sibling in 2023, effectively doubling the company's launch capacity
11 May 2022, 05:33 UTC / Virgin Orbit's Launcher One will be used to launch UK-made satellites from British territory for the first time in history
2 Feb 2022, 07:12 UTC / 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
17 Jan 2022, 08:42 UTC / 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
30 Jun 2021, 15:31 UTC / Virgin Orbit launched today, June 10th, seven satellites from three different countries into the orbit on its first commercial mission
25 May 2020, 18:41 UTC / 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
11 Jul 2019, 11:59 UTC / Virgin Orbit conducts its first drop test of the LauncherOne using the modified Boeing 747-400 aircraft called Cosmic Girl as a launch platform
3 Sep 2018, 09:40 UTC / Virgin Orbit fits the LauncherOne bracket on the Boeing 747 airplane it calls Cosmic Girl, captive flight tests to follow.
17 Jul 2018, 12:11 UTC / New Virgin company signs a deal with the Cornwall Airport that would allow it to launch satellites from the underbelly of a Boeing 747