Virgin Orbit returning 'small' team from unpaid pause on Thursday to prep for next rocket launch

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Virgin Orbit is returning a 'small team' to work on Thursday, as the company aims to prepare for its next rocket launch even as its future remains in doubt.

Virgin Orbit is returning a "small" team to work on Thursday, CNBC has learned, as the company aims to prepare for its next rocket launch even as its future remains in doubt.

The company's leadership is scrambling to secure a funding lifeline and avoid bankruptcy, CNBC previously reported.Virgin Orbit flew its modified Boeing 747 airplane "Cosmic Girl" with the company's LauncherOne rocket under its wing for the first time on November 18, 2018.is returning a "small" team to work on Thursday, according to a company-wide email obtained by CNBC, as it aims to prepare for its next rocket launch even as its future remains in doubt.

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