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Announcing the Window for Launch Demo 2

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Launch Demo 2: October Update

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Wrapping Up Our First Launch Demo, and Looking Ahead to Launch Demo 2

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Mission Recap: Our First Launch Demo

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Up Next: Our Final Development Test

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Update on Virgin Orbit Ventilators

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In One Year and Out the Other

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Expanding Our Orbit

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LauncherOne: Shaping Up and Shipping Out

What’s cooler than bringing a VIP to visit your

What’s cooler than bringing a VIP to visit your launch platform? Bringing your launch platform to visit the VIP! Thank you, Gen. Jay Raymond, for taking the time to talk with us about the unique advantages of air-launch.

Special thanks to our friends at @virgingalactic and @spaceport.america for hosting our team and Cosmic Girl. You’ve built something truly beautiful!

Congratulations to @senatorbillnelson on his nomi

Congratulations to
@senatorbillnelson on his nomination to be
@nasa Administrator! We look forward to working with him and the rest of @joebiden’s administration to advance America’s innovative small launch sector. 🚀🇺🇸

🔥+❄️ #nofilter #NewtonThree

🔥+❄️
#nofilter #NewtonThree

Obsessed with all things space? Want to help fuel

Obsessed with all things space? Want to help fuel the small satellite revolution? Just a fan of air launch? Come join the team opening space for good! As we work to provide regular launches to space for our customers, Virgin Orbit is seeking new talent and skillsets to round out our diverse and highly capable crew.

Current open positions in engineering include: Lead Software Engineer, EMI Engineer for Avionics, Composite Structures Manufacturing Engineer, Senior Telemetry Operations Engineer, and more! Check out all of our opportunities at our home on the web: virginorbit.com/careers

This year, in addition to our ongoing efforts to O

This year, in addition to our ongoing efforts to Open Space for Good, we’re sharing some of the stories of our Black teammates making history right now at Virgin Orbit. Closing out this series is Margaret Francisco, our senior compliance counsel.

With her 19 years of legal experience — including a stint as Global Trade Compliance Specialist at orbital launch venture Sea Launch — Margaret deftly navigates the complexities of US export control laws. Thanks to her efforts and insight, our team can operate efficiently without running afoul of US government regulations, even when publicly sharing all of our favorite images of LauncherOne and Cosmic Girl.

For #BlackHistoryMonth, Margaret wants to remind others: “Never allow external circumstances and conditions to dictate the trajectory of your career. Dream big and chart a soaring path towards your highest aspirations – have no limits. One’s success is determined by maintaining an undaunted spirit, committing to becoming an indispensable asset, and aligning with individuals who will support, uplift and challenge you to achieve excellence.

We stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before us – be the same for those who will come after you.”

This year, in addition to our ongoing efforts to O

This year, in addition to our ongoing efforts to Open Space for Good, we’re sharing some of the stories of our Black teammates making history right now at Virgin Orbit. Read on to learn more about lead avionics technician LaMar Holley.

LaMar is one of our longest tenured employees, having been a part of the Virgin Orbit team since 2015, when we were still a department within @virgingalactic. In the time since, he’s become a go-to guy for precise avionics handiwork. Day to day, he works on building and testing avionics controllers, making wire harnesses, and working with the production team to finalize hardware for flight.

On the topic of #BlackHistoryMonth this year, LaMar had this to say: “We all want to move towards peace and fairness. So don’t just judge people off of how they look. Be open to taking chances on others, and get yourself used to being around different kinds of people. It’s a good time to be a part of a positive change.”

“The Search for Life” is the 3rd comic book in

“The Search for Life” is the 3rd comic book in our Virgin Orbit Chronicles series. In this issue, the Virgin Orbit team helps scientists launch a mission to search for life on the planet Venus.

This issue features the illustrations of the talented LA artist @lisakogawa_! Our Creative Director Jonathan Lo created this series in 2017 to tell inspiring stories about the potential of space. Each issue features a new collaboration with an in-house writer and a local artist.

Check out the digital version for the full adventure! virg.in/9mc

This year, in addition to our ongoing efforts to O

This year, in addition to our ongoing efforts to Open Space for Good, we’re sharing some of the stories of our Black teammates making history right now at Virgin Orbit. We’re proud to introduce the world to Isaac Hodge, our Senior Production Manager.

Isaac leads a team of about 40 in our Long Beach machine shop and engine assembly departments, overseeing the manufacturing of our NewtonThree and NewtonFour engines and related components. From highly advanced CNC machining to complex engine assemblies, Isaac ensures we stay on the cutting-edge when it comes to the production of our launch system, while also maintaining a high standard of quality, accuracy and speed.

Here are some of Isaac’s thoughts on #BlackHistoryMonth this year: “In February, people tend to begin to educate themselves and celebrate the many great things that Black people throughout history have contributed to our society. But I want them to also take the time to gain an understanding of the inequalities and struggles that still exist in the Black community today, and think about how they can support positive change. Education should extend beyond the shortest month of the year.”

From scientific experiments to tech demonstrations

From scientific experiments to tech demonstrations, we’re taking a closer look at each of the missions that flew to space onboard #LaunchDemo2.

As it floats in microgravity, @ucf.edu’s Q-PACE satellite will observe collisions of a set of 0.1mm to cm-sized particles housed within the satellite. This collision data will help improve our understanding of how planetesimals are formed, as well as the evolution of planetary rings.

From scientific experiments to tech demonstrations

From scientific experiments to tech demonstrations, we’re taking a closer look at each of the missions that flew to space onboard #LaunchDemo2.

A joint project between AMSAT and @vanderbiltu, RadFXSat-2 is a tech demo meant to advance our understanding of the effects of space radiation on microelectronic components. The data collected will be used to improve predictions of radiation tolerance of integrated circuits.