Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl Rocket Suffers Anomaly during Launch
The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil has ended in failure.
2023-01-09 22:00:00 - Virgin Galactic
A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of, Cornwall, England, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean.
The rocket ignited and appeared to be ascending correctly. But word then came from the company that the rocket had suffered an "anomaly". The satellites it was carrying could not be released and were lost. Cosmic Girl, the carrier 747 jet, returned safely to base.
'Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm' - Winston Churchill.'