Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to Cease Operations After Failed Rocket Launch
Sir Richard Branson speaks after he flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel in New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Sir Richard Branson speaks after he flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel in New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
The Virgin Orbit building is seen after the company paused operations last week, in Long Beach, Calif., on March 22, 2023. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
The Virgin Orbit building is seen after the company paused operations last week, in Long Beach, Calif., on March 22, 2023. (Mike Blake/Reuters)
The Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket at Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport in Newquay, England, in an undated photo provided on March 16, 2023. (UK Space Agency via AP)
Sir Richard Branson speaks after he flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel in New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)
Sir Richard Branson speaks after he flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel in New Mexico on July 11, 2021. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)