Cosmic Girl – Spaceflight Now

April 25, 2019

Breaking News

[ April 24, 2019 ] InSight lander detects first likely ‘quake’ on Mars Mission Reports
[ April 23, 2019 ] Photos: Antares rocket blasts off from Virginia Antares
[ April 23, 2019 ] SpaceX likely to move next rocket landing to drone ship Falcon 9
[ April 22, 2019 ] Intelsat declares drifting satellite total loss News
[ April 22, 2019 ] Beidou navigation satellite successfully launched by China Mission Reports

Virgin Orbit nears first test flights with air-launched rocket

August 31, 2018

The attachment of a mounting bracket for Virgin Orbit’s smallsat launcher under the wing of a modified passenger jetliner portends the start of a series of captive carry tests with a full-scale model of the rocket, culminating in a drop of the vehicle before the first orbital launch attempt.

Q&A with Dan Hart, president and CEO of Virgin Orbit (members only)

August 31, 2018

Dan Hart leads a staff of hundreds of engineers and technicians developing LauncherOne, a commercial air-launched booster intended to hurl small satellites weighing up to 1,100 pounds (500 kilograms) into orbit.