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Beginning with updates from the space sector
Private satellite launching company Virgin Orbit has shut down.
According to a statement by the California-based company on Tuesday its assets are being sold and its doors are shutting.
Founded in 2017 by British billionaire Richard Branson the company aimed to provide space launches for the growing small satellites market.
Unlike its competitors Virgin Orbit used a horizontal launch method firing its LauncherOne rocket from the wing of a converted Boeing 747.
The shutdown comes after a major mission failure in January in Cornwall where its first-ever satellite launch failed to reach orbit.
The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. in April and recovered 36 million dollars after auctioning off its assets.
The amount is roughly one-percent of its highest valuation in late 2021.
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2023-05-25, 09:00 (KST)
