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Branson's Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcyThe Long Beach, California-based company lodged the filing in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware seeking a sale of its ...
04 Apr, 2023, 11.40 AM IST
Britain's historic satellite launch ends in failure due to 'anomaly'The UK's groundbreaking attempt to launch satellites from its own soil reached space late last night, but it 'fell short of reaching its ta...
10 Jan, 2023, 04.13 PM IST
UK’s first rocket launch gets boost with granting of crucial licence. See detailsVirgin Orbit will use Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747, to launch the LauncherOne rocket carrying nine satellites into space.
22 Dec, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
Taliban fighters hit the fairground as Afghans fear for freedomsAfghans have feared a return to the group's brutally oppressive rule of the 1990s, when they banned music, photography, television -- and e...
29 Sep, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Bezos, Branson are ready to fly billionaires away from the Earth. But does the distance covered by them actually count as space?The definition of where space begins is very subjective.
17 Jul, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space on 2nd tryA 70-foot-long (21.34-meter-long) LauncherOne rocket was released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft off the coast of S...
18 Jan, 2021, 06.43 AM IST
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attemptThe inaugural launch had appeared to be going well until moments after the rocket was dropped from beneath the left wing of the jumbo jet d...
26 May, 2020, 07.50 AM IST
GSLV Mark III launch: Why ISRO's biggest challenge will be at the end of this monthAfter developing GSLV Mark III’s semi-cryogenic engine, India will be able to put 6-7 tonne class of satellites into orbit, avoiding expens...
02 May, 2017, 11.36 AM IST