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The “Straight Up” mission name was inspired by American singer Paula Abdul’s breakthrough song from her debut studio album, “Forever Your Girl.” Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / Diego Rodriguez
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Singer Paula Abdul celebrates having the “Straight Up” mission named in her song’s honor at the Mojave Air and Space Port. Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / Diego Rodriguez
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“Forever Your Girl” Paula Abdul meets Cosmic Girl ahead of the “Straight Up” launch. Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / Diego Rodriguez
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The “Straight Up” mission carried seven satellites to Low Earth Orbit for the United States Space Force, who procured this launch for the Rocket Systems Launch Program, with payloads provided by the Department of Defense Space Test Program. Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / David Massena
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Cosmic Girl prepares to liftoff from a bare concrete pad and a runway at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California, Friday, July 1, 2022. Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / Daniel Jarvis, Mark Waker
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Virgin Orbit’s fully mobile LauncherOne system conducted its first ever evening flight from the Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Friday, July 1, 2022. Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / Dae Dae
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Paula Abdul - Straight Up
“Straight Up” singer Paula Abdul visits the Mojave Air and Space Port ahead of the July 1st launch. Photo Credit: Virgin Orbit / Diego Rodriguez
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Virgin Group founder Richard Branson listens in on Mission Control comms during Virgin Orbit's Tubular Bells: Part One mission. June 30th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit.
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Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart are all smiles during Virgin Orbit's Tubular Bells: Part One mission. June 30th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California with LauncherOne underwing for the company's Tubular Bells: Part One mission. June 30th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit.
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Virgin Orbit's launch ops team completes fuel loading operations ahead of the company's Tubular Bells: Part One mission. June 30th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit.
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Hosted by Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Secretary of Transport Grant Shapps view LauncherOne at Spaceport Cornwall ahead of the 2021 G7 summit. Photo: Andrew Parsons/No. 10 Downing Street
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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket undergoes a cryo load test prior to the company's Tubular Bells, Part One mission. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket undergoes a cryo load test prior to the company's Tubular Bells, Part One mission. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket undergoes a cryo load test prior to the company's Tubular Bells, Part One mission. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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The Royal Netherland Air Force's BRIK-II satellite undergoes final inspection prior to integration for Virgin Orbit's Tubular Bells, Part One mission. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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SatRevolution's STORK-4 satellite is fit into a dispenser prior to Virgin Orbit's Tubular Bells, Part One mission. May 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit
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SatRevolution's STORK-4 satellite is fit into a dispenser prior to Virgin Orbit's Tubular Bells, Part One mission. May 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit
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A 5-axis CNC milling machine completes work on a LauncherOne tank skirt. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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A Virgin Orbit teammate operates a 5-axis CNC milling machine. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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Virgin Orbit teammates apply a layer of cork to one of LauncherOne's fins. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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A NewtonThree thrust chamber is built in Virgin Orbit's hybrid additive subtractive manufacturing machine. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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A NewtonThree thrust chamber is built in Virgin Orbit's hybrid additive subtractive manufacturing machine. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson
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Virgin Orbit's bridge ventilator on display at the California Science Center's Covid-19 exhibit. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's bridge ventilator on display at the California Science Center's Covid-19 exhibit. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The Virgin Orbit team visits their bridge ventilator on display at the California Science Center's Covid-19 exhibit. April 2021. Photo: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne's main stage is seen falling back to Earth shortly after separating from the rocket's upper stage during the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. January 17th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A camera nestled in LauncherOne's fairing captured this glimpse of the company's first customer payloads shortly before deployment. Mission: Launch Demo 2. January 17th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket ignites moments after being released by carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl for the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. January 17th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket ignites moments after being released by carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl for the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. January 17th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl as seen shortly after flight crew boarding for the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. January 17th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl undergoes final checks ahead of the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. January 17th, 2021. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A team of Virgin Orbit technicians and payload customers conduct a final round of checkouts before integrating the spacecraft ahead of the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. October 12, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Ahead of Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 mission, the MiTEE-1 spacecraft is loaded into a dispenser by Cade Wright, an engineering student at the University of Michigan, and Xtenti CEO Dan Lim. October 12, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Dr. John Bellardo, a computer science professor at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, prepares his team's ExoCube spacecraft for final integration ahead of Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 mission. October 12, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit teammates complete a dry run of the payload encapsulation process ahead of the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit teammates complete a dry run of the payload encapsulation process ahead of the company's Launch Demo 2 mission. August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The LauncherOne rocket for Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 mission arrives in Mojave for additional testing. August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The LauncherOne rocket for Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 mission arrives in Mojave for additional testing. August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The LauncherOne rocket for Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 mission prepares for shipment to Mojave Air and Space Port. August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Technicians prepare to integrate a NewtonThree engine on LauncherOne in August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The rocket for Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo 2 mission comes together for final stage mate. August 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The mission patch for Virgin Orbit's first launch demo as seen on the LauncherOne fairing. May 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The cockpit of Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl as seen at night. May 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl as seen in-flight during the company's cryogenic captive carry flight. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl taxis down the runway ahead of the company's cryogenic captive carry flight. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Ground operations teammates conduct loading and fueling operations on LauncherOne ahead of Virgin Orbit's cryogenic captive carry flight. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Ground operations teammates conduct loading and fueling operations on LauncherOne ahead of Virgin Orbit's cryogenic captive carry flight. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl is towed out to the runway ahead of the company's cryogenic captive carry flight. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Pilots Kelly Latimer and Todd Ericson in the cockpit of Virgin Orbit's 747 carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Launch engineers monitor data on the stations aboard Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Ground operations teammates approach Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl on the taxiway at Mojave Air and Space Port. April 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne ignites in mid-air for the first time during the company's Launch Demo. May 25, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port for the company's first Launch Demo. May 25, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Pauline Acalin.
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Virgin Orbit teammates prepare for loading operations ahead of the company's first orbital Launch Demo. May 25, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Ground technicians conduct loading operations ahead of Virgin Orbit's Launch Demo. May 24, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A Virgin Orbit launch engineer reviews data from Cosmic Girl's upper flight deck. May 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit's second orbital LauncherOne rocket undergoes final integration at the company's Long Beach manufacturing facility. May 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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An aerial view of Virgin Orbit's Long Beach manufacturing facility. May 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Some of the first batch of ventilator units designed by Virgin Orbit to treat COVID-19 patients. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Some of the first batch of ventilator units designed by Virgin Orbit to treat COVID-19 patients. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl takes to the skies for the final captive carry test flight in the LauncherOne development program. April 12, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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An early prototype of Virgin Orbit's ventilator, designed to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit transits the LauncherOne rocket it will use for its orbital launch demonstration from the test stand to the runway in Mojave. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit teammates connect Cosmic Girl and LauncherOne to ground support equipment on the runway in Mojave. January 30, 2020. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl releases LauncherOne mid-air for the first time during a July 2019 drop test. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl releases LauncherOne mid-air for the first time during a July 2019 drop test. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Flight crew pose for a group photo after a successful drop test in July 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Flight engineers monitor data screens on Cosmic Girl’s flight deck ahead of the July 2019 drop test. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne’s Stage 1 hotfires for full thrust and duration in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne’s Stage 1 hotfires for full thrust and duration in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Flight crew descends from Cosmic Girl after a successful test flight with a heavyweight LauncherOne in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl as seen during a test flight with a heavyweight LauncherOne in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl as seen during a test flight with a heavyweight LauncherOne in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne’s Stage 1 hotfires for full thrust and duration in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl taxis on the runway for with a heavyweight LauncherOne for the first time in May 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne undergoes a fairing mate exercise in Long Beach in April 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach factory as seen in April 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne’s Stage 1 lights up the Mojave desert for a 30-second hotfire in early 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Mike Massee.
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LauncherOne undergoes a payload fit check exercise in Long Beach in February 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne undergoes a payload fit check exercise in Long Beach in February 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne undergoes a payload fit check exercise in Long Beach in February 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne undergoes a payload fit check exercise in Long Beach in February 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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NewtonThree hotfires for acceptance testing at Virgin Orbit’s Mojave test site in December 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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NewtonThree hotfires for acceptance testing at Virgin Orbit’s Mojave test site in December 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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NewtonFour hotfires at Virgin Orbit’s Mojave test site in December 2019. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl flies for the second time with a mated LauncherOne rocket in December 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl flies for the second time with a mated LauncherOne rocket in December 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit flight engineers on Cosmic Girl’s flight deck in December 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A flight engineer monitors data screens on Cosmic Girl in December 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The flight crew descends from Cosmic Girl after a successful first flight with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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The flight crew descends from Cosmic Girl after a successful first flight with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl flies with a mated LauncherOne for the first time in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Will Pomerantz.
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Cosmic Girl flies with a mated LauncherOne for the first time in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl flies with a mated LauncherOne for the first time in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl flies with a mated LauncherOne for the first time in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl during Virgin Orbit’s first taxi tests with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl during Virgin Orbit’s first taxi tests with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl during Virgin Orbit’s first taxi tests with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl during Virgin Orbit’s first taxi tests with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl during Virgin Orbit’s first taxi tests with a mated LauncherOne in November 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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An overhead view of a LauncherOne fit check with Cosmic Girl in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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An overhead view of a LauncherOne fit check with Cosmic Girl in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A nighttime view of LauncherOne after being mated to Cosmic Girl for the first time in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne arrives on the runway at Long Beach Airport for a fit check with Cosmic Girl in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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LauncherOne arrives on the runway at Long Beach Airport for a fit check with Cosmic Girl in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A view of LauncherOne’s test program rocket as seen in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A team photo of the Virgin Orbit staff in October 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit’s Stage 1 test stand in Mojave as seen in September 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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An aerial view of multiple rockets in production at Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach factory in September 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Cosmic Girl taxis on the runway during pylon testing in August 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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An underside view of Cosmic Girl during pylon testing in August 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Rockets in production at Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach factory in August 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit’s Long Beach facility as seen in June 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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One of Virgin Orbit’s engine test stands in Mojave as seen in May 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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Virgin Orbit’s hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing machine as seen in April 2018. Credit: Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson.
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A sample of hardware built in Virgin Orbit’s hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing machine. April 2018.
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A piece of hardware built in Virgin Orbit’s hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing machine. April 2018.
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Virgin Orbit founder Richard Branson is all smiles in the Virgin Orbit factory in March 2018.
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A Hardware in the Loop (HITL) bench shows a set of LauncherOne’s flight boxes. September 2017.
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Technicians integrate the main stage of Virgin Orbit’s first Pathfinder rocket in August 2017.
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Technicians integrate the main stage of Virgin Orbit’s first Pathfinder rocket in August 2017.
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Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart gives a speech at the welcome celebration for the 747 Cosmic Girl in July 2017.
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A nighttime view of LauncherOne after being mated to Cosmic Girl for the first time in October 2018.
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