#virgin-orbit — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@europeanspaceflight/116555472841414967
🇮🇹 Air-launched systems have had a complicated history. #Pegasus and #VirginOrbit’s #LauncherOne neither achieved commercial sustainability. Pegasus suffered a sharp decline in its launch cadence as customers migrated to lower-cost rideshare alternatives, and Virgin Orbit entered bankruptcy in 2023 after only six flights.
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#isar #european #spaceflightSecond Orbital Rocket Launched From "European" Soil,
Becomes First Rocket To Crash In European Waters 🌊
https://youtu.be/eFyMAaeYdvs?feature=shared
( Ed : First was now defunct #VirginOrbit from Scotland 🏴)
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What's the minimum requirement to call #launch 🚀 infrastructure a "#spaceport" ? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:aeroway%3Dspaceport
#CornRanch #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #SpaceportCornwall #VirginOrbit
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SEC Sues Over Alleged Fraudulent $200M Rescue of Virgin Orbit
- By Sabrina Willmerhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-17/-bogus-offer-for-virgin-orbit-by-man-with-1-triggers-sec-suit
More: https://hype.aero/story/sec-sues-over-alleged-fraudulent-200m-rescue-of-virgin-orbit-159857/
#virginorbit #virgin #space -
From the Ars Technica Rocket Report:
"Virgin Orbit IP for sale on LinkedIn. In a post this week on the social networking site LinkedIn, former Virgin Orbit chief executive Dan Hart said that the Virgin Orbit IP library is being made available for licensing."
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The whole story of #VirginOrbit is such a massive shame. Look how hopeful this video was, the possibilities were endless. New jobs were to be created, new science and technology careers for young people would come to #Cornwall. For generations anyone wanting to follow a technical career had to leave. Maybe now things would start to change? Then on 9 January 2023 the first launch from Newquay failed to reach orbit. Game over. They later declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on 4 April 2023. Sad times 😔
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Report: UK Pathfinder Launch From Spaceport Cornwall – Lessons Learned Report (UK Space Agency 2023)
#Boeing #Government #Infrastructure #Insurance #Launch #NationalSpaceStrategy #RiskManagement #Satellites #SpaceIndustry #SpaceSector #SpaceStrategy #Spaceflight #Strategy #UK #UKSpaceAgency #VirginOrbit #EditorSPicks #IndustryReportsPapersAndEBooks #LaunchSegment #PolicyLawAndRegulation #SocioEconomic #SpaceEconomy #Upstream
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2024/01/25/report-uk-pathfinder-launch-from-spaceport-cornwall-lessons-learned-report-uk-space-agency-2023/
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Documental en la cadena británica Channel 4 sobre el último vuelo de #LauncherOne de #VirginOrbit donde sale el video que grabé desde mi estación de bólidos durante la reentrada fallida de la 2ª etapa https://youtu.be/sSt1msnqrvk
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Once again, #rocketlab is capturing customers from other small launchers.
Today Rocket Lab announced they inked a deal with Japanese Earth Imaging company iQPS to launch their satellite into orbit!
Originally, the satellite was supposed to launch on Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne.
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Cheap bankruptcy auction 747 getting old logo removed, new logo put on. #VirginOrbit #747 #aviation Photos by Matt Hartman: https://www.flickr.com/photos/81789298@N05/sets/72177720309037130/
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"Stratolaunch Expands Fleet with #VirginOrbit's Modified Boeing 747" news release by @Stratolaunch - acquisition of VO 747-400 expands Stratolaunch fleet with a smaller aircraft than their #Roc/#Birdzilla. Rare case where 747 is small.🤔 https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stratolaunch-expands-fleet-with-virgin-orbits-modified-boeing-747-301834904.html #aviation #avgeek
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Bankruptcy Sale Scatters Virgin Orbit to the Winds - When Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy in April, it was clear the commercial launc... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/25/bankruptcy-sale-scatters-virgin-orbit-to-the-winds/ #commercialspace #launcherone #virginorbit #smallsat #space #news
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"No one should be surprised #VirginOrbit failed—it had a terrible business plan" by @arstechnica / @sciguyspace - VO broke #NewSpace #business principle by hiring expensive "standing army" workforce unsupportable by smallsat🛰️ launch demand https://arstechnica.com/space/2023/05/no-one-should-be-surprised-virgin-orbit-failed-it-had-a-terrible-business-plan/ #aviation #avgeek
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No one should be surprised Virgin Orbit failed—it had a terrible business plan - Branson dug the 747 aircraft acquired by Virgin Orbit. (credit: Eric Be... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1941760 #virginorbit #space
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Bankrupt company Virgin Orbit has auctioned off its assets and equipment to aerospace firms Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast's Launcher. This follows Virgin Orbit's inability to financially recover, resulting in the sale of its valuable resources to industry counterparts.
- By Michael Sheetzhttps://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/23/virgin-orbit-bankruptcy-sale-rocket-lab-stratolaunch-vasts-launcher.html
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/virgin-orbit-sells-assets-in-bankruptcy-auction-to-rocket-lab-stratolaunch-and-vasts-launcher/118104/
#boeing #spaceport #virginorbit #southwest #virgin #b747 #space -
U.K. government won’t buy Virgin Orbit
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In the purely small-launch arena, #Vector and #VirginOrbit have both entered bankruptcy 📉, and #Astra has abandoned its first attempt to build a small #rocket 🚀 due to more failed launches than successful ones.
"We went through a period where tremendous amounts of #capital 💰 were raised for all kinds of concepts and ideas. At some point you actually have to #do what you #said you were going to do and #execute." https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/05/rocket-lab-hitting-its-stride-with-high-cadence-new-venture-for-electron -
#VirginOrbit is dead, long live #VirginGalactic (which doesn't fly to #orbit).
"#VirginGalactic will aim to fly #VSSUnity once a month. That is far below the cadence of flights needed to approach #profitability" https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/after-nearly-two-years-virgin-galactics-space-plane-returns-to-the-sky/ -
#Reuters 📆 April 18, 2023 The #rocket industry faces an interesting #dichotomy. Demand has surged from launching a few satellites 🛰️ on small rockets to launching swarms of #satellites at once using bigger #rockets, but U.S. #RocketStartups are taking drastic measures to survive a tight funding environment where fears have been exacerbated by the bankruptcy of #VirginOrbit. https://www.reuters.com/technology/rocket-startups-face-adapt-or-die-moment-amid-investment-drought-2023-04-17
#SpaceStartups #Firefly #RelativitySpace #Astra #SpaceCapital
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Virgin Orbit cites a dislodged filter as the cause of its January rocket launch failure. The issue has been resolved, and the company plans a new flight later this year.
- By Tiyashi Dattahttps://theprint.in/tech/virgin-orbit-blames-dislodged-filter-for-january-launch-failure/1528099/
More: https://hypeaviation.com/story/virgin-orbit-blames-dislodged-filter-for-january-launch-failure/115039/
#virgin #virginorbit #rocketlaunch #space -
Dunkle Wolken über Anbietern von #Satelliteninternet
Nach dem Crash von Richard Bransons Virgin Orbit deutet sich schon der nächste an. Protagonisten sind Eutelsat und OneWeb.
#Börse #Internetzugang #Investition #Netze #OneWeb #Pleite #Raumfahrt #Satellit #VirginOrbit #Weltall
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🚀 Virgin Orbit, owned by Richard Branson and specializing in satellite launches, has filed for bankruptcy after failing to find new investors following a failed rocket launch from Western Europe 🛰️. #VirginOrbit #bankruptcy
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#VirginOrbit is putting their best face on hoping for a buyout. They really have accomplished a lot, but it remains to be seen if their tech can complete with #SpaceX rideshare launches and the crowded small-launcher market (many with great new tech of their own). I've seen Cosmic Girl (their 747) several times, and I'll be sad to see it grounded.
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It's still possible Virgin Orbit will find a buyer willing to continue its launch business, though the more likely path is probably the wholesale selling off of the company's business and assets.
Branson further cements his position as a "senior" creditor.
#VirginOrbit #Satellites #Bankruptcy
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/04/virgin-orbit-formally-enters-bankruptcy-seeking-a-buyer/ -
Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy.
The company owned by Sir Richard Branson failed to secure investment.
#space #business #science #virginorbit
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65172594 -
Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson’s firm files for bankruptcy after axing 85% of workforce | The Independent
#Virgin
#VirginOrbit
#Branson
#Backruptcy
#JobLosses
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/virgin-orbit-bankruptcy-richard-branson-b2313645.html -
"WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings .. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday after .. company failed to secure the long-term funding needed to help it recover from a January rocket failure."
#LauncherOne #Raketen #Raumfahrt #Branson #RichardBranson #Spaceflight #Virgin #VirginOrbit
4.4.2023
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Virgin Orbit filing for bankruptcy isn't great for the people involved, and of the two space-based projects I'd much rather have seen Virgin Galactic go bust as this business at least has a practical use. That said, given how much the UK government were trying to claim the (ultimately failed) launch of the rocket from the UK (sort of, if you squint a bit) earlier this year was great for Britain, the #schadenfreude is quite tasty this morning.