Launch is hard, but at least now that every rocket is sending extremely detailed live telemetry back to HQ, teams can know what led to a failed launch within days or weeks. Case in point: Virgin Orbit’s much-hyped first launch from U.K. soil last month, which did not achieve orbit — apparently due to a […]
One faulty fuel filter scuttled Virgin Orbit’s big UK launch debut by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch...