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Virgin Orbit targets Monday for UK mission

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paul mcallister 08 Jan 23, 12:14Post
The first ever orbital space launch from the UK is back on and scheduled for the night of Monday 9 January.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64179472 and have a look at this as well.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64165996
ShyFlyer (Founding Member) 08 Jan 23, 15:22Post
paul mcallister wrote:The first ever orbital space launch from the UK

Ahem...

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JLAmber (netAirspace ATC & Founding Member) 08 Jan 23, 20:57Post
It's all very men in sheds but so was the telescope at Jodrell Bank and that thing is still going strong decades after it was supposed to retire. It should be very popular if successful given the (relatively) low price.
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paul mcallister 12 Jan 23, 22:32Post
Oh dear, there was a problem and the payload could not be launched.
A premature shutdown in the rocket was behind the failure of the first ever satellite mission launched from the UK, Virgin Orbit has said.

It seems very strange to me that folk paid for tickets to see a Boeing 747 take off in the dark, in the freezing cold.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-64253375
DXing 14 Jan 23, 14:35Post
paul mcallister wrote:It seems very strange to me that folk paid for tickets to see a Boeing 747 take off in the dark, in the freezing cold.


You're right, I sat on a pier in the soupy warmth of an east coast Florida night to watch a moon launch not long ago! LOL If I'd had to wear a jacket, might not have happened! LOL

Failure of the second stage led to the loss of all the satellites onboard. Well, it's not like NASA, SpaceX, and just about any other government that has tried to launch a space vehicle hasn't had the same problem.
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