A mission to launch the first satellites into orbit from Western Europe suffered an “anomaly,” Virgin Orbit says.
suffered an “anomaly” Tuesday, Virgin Orbit said.
But about two hours after the plane took off, the company reported that the mission encountered a problem. Virgin Orbit, which is listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange, was founded by British billionaire Richard Branson. It has previously completed four similar launches from California. U.K. officials had high hopes for the mission. Ian Annett, deputy chief executive at the U.K. Space Agency, said Monday it marked a “new era” for his country’s space industry. There was strong market demand for small satellite launches, Annett said, and the U.K. has ambitions to be ”the hub of European launches.”
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