Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has announced it is ceasing operations months after rockets carrying the first satellites launched from the UK were lost.
The firm was founded in 2017 and in January this year, thousands gathered at Newquay Airport to cheer the Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 dubbed 'Cosmic Girl' into the night sky.
At first, the mission appeared to be a success as the firm announced the rocket, known as LauncherOne, had made orbit... only to later admit it had not.
