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Virgin Orbit satellite launch: The historic mission fizzles out

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit wants to launch the first satellite from European soil – but he has competition.

Inverse

Virgin Orbit: Premature shutdown behind rocket launch fail

Virgin Orbit says its first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K. failed after its rocket’s upper stage prematurely shut down

The Independent UK

Virgin Orbit reveals reason behind failure of historic UK rocket mission

The company said it anticipates returning to Spaceport Cornwall for additional launches as early as later this year

Evening Standard

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Company behind first ever Welsh satellite 'devastated' after historic Virgin Orbit launch fails

The Virgin Orbit launch was set to make British space history but didn't go to plan

Wales Online

Wednesday briefing: Does failure to launch spell the end of the UK’s space ambitions?

In today’s newsletter: The first rocket mission from the UK didn’t reach orbit, but industry leaders explain why the burgeoning field is ready for liftoff – and what comes next

The Guardian - UK

"We do these things not because they are easy but because they are hard" - Space Forge speaks of UK space race failure

An attempt to make British space history by launching a rocket into orbit from UK soil suffered an “anomaly” during the flight

Birmingham Post

U.K.'s highly touted space launch fails to reach orbit due to an 'anomaly'

Virgin Orbit says its LauncherOne rocket "experienced an anomaly" just before it could deliver its payload. The problem arose shortly after a maneuver called the "barbecue roll."

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Virgin space launch: What went wrong?

The UK’s first rocket launch ended in failure, but what happened to the Virgin Orbit space launch?

Evening Standard

Virgin Orbit and government investigating why first UK rocket launch failed

The second stage of the launch suffered an “anomaly”, meaning the rocket and its payload was lost.

The Independent UK

Richard Branson’s wealth drops $100 million after failed Virgin Orbit launch

Shares in the New York-listed firm tumbled 22% after Wall Street markets opened

Evening Standard

'Space is hard': What comes next for Cornwall's space race and the operators involved

The fact that the first UK space launch ended in failure is not the end of the story - it is just the beginning.

Birmingham Post

Boris Johnson erased from picture posted by Grant Shapps next to Virgin Orbit space rocket

The rocket was part of a failed launch mission on Tuesday morning

Manchester Evening News

Scottish space sector 'inspired' by Virgin Orbit teams despite launch failure

THE Scottish space industry has been "inspired" by the teams behind the Virgin Orbit launch despite its launch ending in failure,…

The National (Scotland)

First UK rocket launch fails after 'anomaly' prevents it from reaching orbit

A Virgin Orbit plane, carrying the rocket, took off on Monday night from Cornwall Airport with hundreds of people watching and over 75,000 viewing a live stream

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Evening Standard

Boris Johnson photoshopped out of Grant Shapps spaceport rocket picture

Source close to Shapps says: ‘Grant wasn’t aware anyone had edited the picture’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson airbrushed out of Grant Shapps’ spaceport picture

Business secretary hastily deletes tweet after eagled-eyed users pick up on edit

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson photoshopped out of Grant Shapps tweet with failed UK rocket

The image tweeted by the Business Secretary appears to show him enjoying a solitary visit to Spaceport in Cornwall. In fact, he was accompanying Boris Johnson on the trip - and the former Prime Minister was originally front and centre in the photograph

The Guardian - UK

UK air accident officials to investigate failure to get satellites into orbit

Teams behind historic mission describe tearful scenes but express determination to try again

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Reuters

Britain's satellite hopes undimmed by mission failure

Britain's hopes of becoming a prime launch site for small satellites remain intact despite the failure of what would have been the first launch into orbit from western Europe, business minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Historic UK Rocket Mission Ends in Failure

An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal. A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the 70-foot (21-meter) rocket took off from a spaceport in Cornwall, southwest England, at 2202 GMT, AFP…

Daily Record

UKs first space mission ends in failure as 'anomaly' stops rocket from reaching orbit

Devastated space fans trudged home after discovering the UK's first orbital space launch had failed.

Al Jazeera

‘Anomaly’ thwarts UK attempt to put satellites into space

Rocket carried beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 separated from the aircraft but failed to reach orbit.

Daily Mirror

Virgin Orbit space mission FAILS as UK's first orbital rocket launch ends in disaster

Britain's first-ever orbital space mission has failed to reach orbit due to an "anomaly", according to Virgin Orbit, just hours after excited crowds celebrated its historic launch

Wales Online

Virgin Orbit rocket launch ends in failure after suffering ‘anomaly’

Organisers say the LauncherOne rocket failed to orbit after being launched at 35,000 feet

The Independent UK

Plane carrying rocket takes off for 1st UK satellite launch

A modified jumbo jet carrying a Virgin Orbit rocket has taken off from southwestern England, marking the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from Western Europe

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