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When It Comes to Exploring Space, We’re Still Stuck in the Stone Ages
We’re rapidly approaching the quarter mark of the 21st century, but instead of being at the brink of a radical transformative stage, such as the futuristic vision akin to Arthur C. Clarke’s Star Child from 2001: A Space Odyssey, we’re still throwing proverbial bones into the sky. Such is the feeling I get in the…
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Watch Live as Virgin Orbit Attempts Its First Nighttime Aeroplane-Assisted Rocket Launch
Virgin Orbit is preparing to launch a two-stage rocket that’s carrying precious payloads for the U.S. Space Force. Known as the “Straight Up” mission, it’s scheduled to begin on Thursday at 4 pm AEDT from Mojave Air and Space Port in California — and you can catch the action live right here.
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Virgin Orbit Carries Out Its First Successful Rocket Drop Test From Modified Boeing 747
Virgin Orbit, the sister company of spaceflight company Virgin Galactic, nailed its first-ever drop test on Wednesday using a dummy LauncherOne rocket deployed from a Boeing 747 carrier named Cosmic Girl, Space.com reported.
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Richard Branson Announces New Space Company, Tries Pulling A Reverse Musk™
“I hope in five years a reusable rocket will have been developed which can take up to 10 people at a time to stay at the Virgin Hotel for two weeks,” Richard Branson proudly announced back in 1999.