The Latest Breaking News from Wellcamp Airport

Setback for Wagner Corporation's Wellcamp airport as Virgin Orbit announces bankruptcy

A US company that was due to launch rockets from Queensland files for bankruptcy, dealing a blow to a regional airport that was selected to be a base.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

ABC News · Sep 21, 2022

Virgin Orbit chooses Wellcamp Airport in Queensland to launch rockets within two years

A regional Queensland airport is set to become the third Virgin Orbit site in the world to launch satellites into space within the next two years.

ABC News · Sep 20, 2022