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Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Written by  Jeff Foust Thursday, 12 January 2023 11:52
Cosmic Girl at Spaceport Cornwall

Virgin Orbit says its first LauncherOne mission from the United Kingdom failed to reach orbit Jan. 9 when an anomaly caused a premature shutdown of the rocket’s upper stage.

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