Tag: rocket
Meet the horizontal rocket launching plane modified in the UK 28 years before Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit’s “Start Me Up” mission may have ended up in failure earlier in this last week — but it is not the...
Army chiefs in desperate scramble to find rocket launchers due to system shortages
But officials have conceded that they only have funding for 61, many of which will be upgraded in the US over the coming...
Virgin Orbit investigates 'devastating' rocket failure as future launches remain unclear
Virgin Orbit has begun investigating the failure of yesterday’s rocket launch — but have vowed to “return to orbit” as soon as the...
Date of first-ever UK space launch confirmed as Virgin Orbit rocket prepares for blast-off
The UK’s first-ever space launch could take place as soon as 10.16pm on January 9, Virgin Orbit has confirmed today. The mission —...
’Can take control’: UK’s first rocket launch ‘just the start' of space revolution
The UK is expected to host the first rocket launch in its history in the coming weeks, but this historic moment will be...
UK’s first rocket launch almost ready for blast-off as crucial license granted
The first-ever rocket launch from British soil passed a major regulatory step just days before Christmas as the UK's space regulator granted license...