Virgin Orbit will work ‘tirelessly’ to investigate what went wrong and attempt second mission within a year
UK space chiefs said they would try again to send satellites into space from British soil within a year despiteBut they accepted the fate of the rocket loaded with nine satellites, which was lost after “a technical failure” while travelling at more than 11,000mph as it approached its final orbit, could undermine confidence.
Dan Hart, the Virgin Orbit chief executive, said: “While we are very proud of the many things that we successfully achieved as part of this mission, we are mindful that we failed to provide our customers with the launch service they deserve. “We will work tirelessly to understand the nature of the failure, make corrective actions, and return to orbit as soon as we have completed a full investigation and mission assurance process.”
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