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NeedForStuffing big/nerd Trans-fullfrontallobotomy. Professional Retard, Amateur Dramanaut :marseyjam: :marseyakshually:  1yr ago (spacenews.com) 346 thread views #155310

Virgin Orbit pauses operations :marseyitsover: - SpaceNews

https://spacenews.com/virgin-orbit-pauses-operations

This is pretty sad actually, they were the only ones doing the air launch strategy, which is a fundamentally good idea but very difficult to execute. I think the concept may die with them, at least for the foreseeable future.

Their launch failed in January with an unexpected fuel line disconnection. All previous launch attempts have also failed, and it’s not looking good for their company. They apparently found and fixed it for the next launch, but maintaining and operating a 747 and a rocketry program is not cheap.

A reminder that rocket science is hard is not out of the question, sometimes you can put together the best group of people in the world and it can still frick it up. You may never even know why, it just happens.

Here’s hoping it doesn’t spread to other companies.

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Sure, sure, but did you notice that their name "Virgin" hahahaHAHAHAHALOLOLOLXDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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More like Incel Orbit

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HOLY SHIT I JUST REALIZE IT NOT JUST VIRGIN.

IT"S VIRGIN ORBIT

AS IN VERGEN ORBITER

AS IN BETA ORBITER

OMG

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i am starting chad orbit company RIGHT NOW

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