Virgin Orbit launches “Tubular Bells”, its first commercial mission

Only five months after it reached space in a test flight, Virgin Orbit successfully launched its first commercial mission, the …
Virgin Orbit launches “Tubular Bells”, its first commercial mission

Paris, 1 July 2021. – Only five months after it reached space in a test flight, Virgin Orbit successfully launched its first commercial mission, the company said.

The mission called “Tubular Bells: Part One” was launched from Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747, the “Cosmic Girl”, and with a two-stage rocket called LauncherOne, that Virgin Orbit drops from the plane, from the Mojave Air and Space Port in Southern California.

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It was Virgin Orbit’s third flight since May 2020 when a first attempt failed; the second test in January succeeded.  Virgin Orbit is planning one more mission this year, the company’s CEO told journalists in a call with the press.

A couple of hours later, SpaceX launched Transporter-2, a rideshare mission carrying 88 small satellites on a Falcon 9 from its launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, to their orbits.

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