Stratolaunch uses former Virgin Orbit 747 in hypersonic flight test
Boeing 747-400 carried the Talon-A3 vehicle during a US Missile Defense Agency mission in March
Virgin Orbit
Stratolaunch receives former Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 rocket launcher
The 747-400 aircraft known as "Cosmic Girl" landed in the Mojave Desert, where the company that owns the largest plane in the world, the Roc, is based. Flights with now "The Spirit of Mojave" will begin in the first half of 2024
Virgin Orbit lays off 675 staff after cash injection fails
Richard Branson's satellite launch company has uncertain future, according to media reports
Virgin Orbit rocket fails to launch in UK
Launcher One system malfunctioned and failed to reach orbit after being launched from Boeing 747-400 “Cosmic Girl”
Virgin Orbit ready for historic space launch from Western Europe
Boeing 747 "Cosmic Girl" will take off from Newquay Airport in Cornwall (UK) on Monday as part of the "Start Me Up" mission
Virgin Orbit performs final rehersal before first LaunchOne rocket flight
Cosmic Girl, a Boeing 747-400 adapted for the mission, flew a two-hour flight in California on Sunday