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Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
Technology
Andrew Arthur

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in the US as it looks for sale

Virgin Orbit has filed for bankruptcy in the US after failing to secure rescue funding.

Sir Richard Branson’s American satellite launch firm announced it would cut 675 jobs – about 85% of its workforce - last week, months after it attempted to shoot a rocket into space from Cornwall.

On Tuesday (April 4), the business lodged a filing with the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as it seeks a sale.

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