Virgin Orbit stock subsequently dropped 14%. Now, the good news for shareholders is that despite an ongoing investigation having failed to explain the anomaly, investors appear to have forgotten their ...

This week has seen good news for one NASA moon mission, as the CAPSTONE satellite recovered from a communications issue, but bad news for another. The Lunar Flashlight mission, which is intended to ...

During a recent spacewalk outside the International Space Station, a Russian cosmonaut casually flung a piece of obsolete hardware into orbit, turning routine maintenance into a vivid reminder that ...

Commercial spaceflight is booming and looks to go into full-on kaboom stage in the near future, sparking the need for an ever ...

A series of convertible notes sold by Virgin Orbit to raise working capital are secured by the company’s assets, including its Boeing 747 aircraft used as a launch platform. Credit: Virgin Orbit ...

On Monday night Virgin Orbit’s attempt to launch a rocket from the United Kingdom failed after a problem with the rocket’s second-stage engine. The US-based launch company did not provide any ...

Virgin Orbit suffered an anomaly in its latest rocket launch earlier this month. No clear explanation has been given for the failure, and an investigation is ongoing. Meanwhile, Virgin Orbit continues ...