Virgin Orbit had a successful first commercial launch, meaning there's now officially another small satellite launch provider in operation with a track record of delivering payloads to space. Virgin ...

Virgin Orbit is ceasing operations "for the foreseeable future" after failing to secure a funding lifeline, CEO Dan Hart told employees during an all-hands meeting Thursday afternoon. The company will ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit has failed in its first attempt to launch a test satellite into space aboard a rocket carried aloft by a Boeing 747 and released over the ocean off ...

“Today's sequence of events for LaunchDemo2 went exactly as planned, from the safe execution of our ground operations to the successful full-duration burns on both engines. To say we're excited would ...

Virgin Orbit will lay off 85 percent of its staff after the space launcher failed to secure new investment. It will see Richard Branson's rocket company cease operations, at least for the foreseeable ...

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is letting go of almost its entire work force with the satellite launch company finding it difficult to secure funding three months after a failed mission. The company, ...

Virgin Orbit is again extending its unpaid pause in operations to continue pursuing a lifeline investment, CEO Dan Hart told employees in a company-wide email. Some of the company's late-stage deal ...

Virgin Orbit has purchased a 17.5 percent stake in hyperspectral satellite imaging company Hypersat in a move to expand the California-headquartered launch services provider’s space business.

MOJAVE, Calif. — Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit postponed its first space launch Sunday due to a technical problem. The company said one sensor was “acting up" and fuel was being offloaded from the ...