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Joey Roulette

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States. Photo: AAP

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States after the satellite launch company failed to secure the long-term funding needed to help it recover from a January rocket failure.

The Long Beach, California-based company lodged the filing on Tuesday in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking a sale of its assets after announcing the layoff of about 85 per cent of its 750 employees last week.

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