Boeing 747 Cosmic Girl launches LauncherOne rocket with NASA satellites

Richard Branson's company Virgin Orbit has successfully completed its first overnight mission. It has launched a rocket LauncherOne with satellites NASA.

What we know

The aircraft Boeing 747 Cosmic Girl went to the skies from the Mojave Aerospace Port in California. At an altitude of 10 kilometers, it launched LauncherOne with seven space agency satellites.

This is Virgin Orbit's fifth successful launch and first at night. Note that only the test launch in May 2020 was unsuccessful.

Source: The Verge

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