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Virgin Orbit
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Opening space for good by launching satellites from the wing of a 747. No biggie. Founded by @RichardBranson. Proud member of the @Virgin family.
Jan 9, 2023 • 6 tweets • 1 min read
Unlike NewtonThree, which burns only once per mission, NewtonFour completes multiple burns to ensure we deploy the satellites into their target orbits. As planned, the upper stage has now shut down and will coast about halfway around Earth before the engine relights to complete the mission.
Jan 9, 2023 • 57 tweets • 22 min read
Are you ready to make history together? ✈️🚀💫 Join us as we launch our #StartMeUp mission today, the FIRST launch from the UK! Follow this thread for all launch day updates 🧵 Lucky launch socks = CHECK. ✅ Popcorn = CHECK. ✅ Tune into the livestream with us here, starting at 1:15pm PT/9:15pm GMT: virg.in/J8hC Image
Jun 30, 2021 • 40 tweets • 13 min read
It's a beautiful day for a flight to space! Join us as we launch our Tubular Bells: Part One mission this morning, carrying payloads to orbit for three customers from three different countries. #TubularBells

virginorbit.com/livestream Image Our mission livestream will kick off as planned at 5:30 AM PDT/12:30 PM UTC — but we're targeting an updated takeoff time of ~6:50 AM PDT/1:50 PM UTC. We'll also live-tweet updates we progress through major milestones, so keep an eye on our feed here.
Jan 17, 2021 • 43 tweets • 12 min read
With operations for our #LaunchDemo2 mission already in full swing, it's an exciting morning here at Mojave Air and Space Port!

LOX loading on the rocket has begun, and we're looking good to hit our target takeoff time of approximately 10:30 AM Pacific. As we move through our major milestones today, we'll keep you in the loop right here on Twitter. But first, a quick recap for anyone who's unfamiliar...
Dec 13, 2020 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Our vehicles, hardware, and software are all ready to go. With two rehearsals already complete, one final wet dress rehearsal is all that remains for us to do. However, the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting our ability to safely operate, and thus our schedule. Our team has really proven to be outstanding. In the past week, we’ve completed full mission duration hotfire campaigns on both our upper & main stage engines, qualified our flight software and mission planning for this flight, verified the health of all rocket systems, and more.
May 25, 2020 • 36 tweets • 9 min read
Good morning, world! Today is a momentous occasion for the Virgin Orbit team: operations for the first orbital launch demonstration of our LauncherOne rocket are well underway. 🚀 After a promising pre-flight briefing this morning, weather remains favorable for our target launch window today.

As a reminder, we will not be livestreaming this flight — but stick around and refresh this feed for updates as the action happens.
Apr 12, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Good morning from Mojave, where our team is preparing for an end-to-end, capstone launch rehearsal of LauncherOne — the final test of our development program. We’ve been pushing hard to prepare for this moment — rehearsing fueling operations, testing our telemetry hand-offs, simulating full-team missions, and all the other kind of work that needs to be done before debuting a new rocket.