The UK's first ever attempt at launching satellites into space has, ultimately, ended in disappointment, with the rocket carrying the payload reaching space but not its target orbit.
Having been successfully carried to its designated drop zone, LauncherOne, the two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed and flown by Virgin Orbit, ignited its engines and hurtled into space at hypersonic speeds. However, having completed several separation stages, LauncherOne experienced an “anomaly” which ended its mission prematurely. Despite the disappointment of not achieving its intended goals,…
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