Tag: Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit develops ventilator to fight COVID-19
Space flight company Virgin Orbit has developed a new mass-producible bridge ventilator to help in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Virgin Orbit team has been consulting with the Bridge Ventilator Consortium (BVC), led by the University of California Irvine (UCI) and the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a group formed…
RAF pilot picked to join Virgin Orbit space programme
An RAF pilot who has been picked to join the Virgin Orbit space programme has spoken of his pride at being involved in the pioneering project. Flight Lieutenant Mathew “Stanny” Stannard, who is a Typhoon pilot with one of the RAF’s test and evaluation squadrons, is set to begin his three-year secondment next year. He…
Virgin Orbit hails test of air-launched satellite booster
Virgin Galactic’s sister company Virgin Orbit has conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California in a key step towards space missions. The 70ft LauncherOne rocket was released from a Boeing 747 flying 35,000 feet over an Edwards Air Force Base test range in the Mojave Desert. The purpose of the test…
Virgin Orbit takes step closer to LauncherOne rocket launch
Virgin’s satellite launch provider Orbit attached its LauncherOne rocket to a converted Boeing 747-400 on Sunday, as the company moves closer to its first flight. Cosmic Girl, a converted Virgin Atlantic plane formerly used by passengers, took the 25,800kg rocket over southern California skies under its wing, acting as a “flying launch pad”. The captive…
