Virgin Orbit, which has invested in Arqit, has been lined up to launch its satellites in 2023. Credit: Virgin Orbit WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit has scheduled its next LauncherOne mission for June, ...

The company's CEO says a filter likely became dislodged within the rocket's second stage, leading to the crash. Reading time 2 minutes Last month, Virgin Orbit ran into trouble when its LauncherOne ...

Virgin Orbit suspects that a $100 part was responsible for the Jan. 9 failure of the LauncherOne rocket. "Everything points to, right now, a filter that was clearly there when we assembled the rocket ...

Virgin Orbit is investing in Arqit. It's LauncherOne rockets will launch two satellites for the startup. Credit: Virgin Orbit WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit performed a key test of its LauncherOne air ...

Virgin Orbit launched nine small satellites atop a rocket dropped from a 747 jumbo jet south of Ireland on Monday, but the booster suffered a failure during the climb to space and the payloads were ...