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Virgin Orbit will soon use its modified Boeing 747 to launch satellites into orbit using a rocket strapped to the wing — here's how it works
Taking place two years after debuting its full rocket-and-airplane launch system for the first ... Virgin Orbit aims to use the retrofitted 747 to tow "LauncherOne," an orbital-class rocket ...
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Branson touches down in Iraq with aid
The first British passenger plane to land in Iraq for 13 years brought 60 tonnes of vital medical aid to Basra today. The Virgin Atlantic 747 - loaded with incubators, wheelchairs and life-saving ...
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Branson's Virgin rocket takes satellites to orbit
Sir Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit has succeeded in putting its first satellites in space ... to see our specially adapted Virgin Atlantic 747, Cosmic Girl, send the LauncherOne ...
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Sir Richard Branson just strapped a giant rocket to a 747 jet airplane with his space company Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit, just debuted its full rocket-and-airplane launch system for the first time. The airplane is a commercial 747-400 jet called "Cosmic Girl," and the orbital-class rocket is named ...