Not every idea pans out.
Virgin Orbit pauses operations for a week, furloughs nearly entire staff as it seeks funding
In a world where SpaceX is doing it’s thing, other small launcher companies had damned well better have a *really* good idea. And while dropping an expendable rocket from a 747 might have been neato-keen in the 1990’s… right now it looks kinda dumb. Sure, the ability to launch from anywhere with a big enough airport is nice… but it doesn’t seem to be enough.
2 responses to “So much for Virgin Orbit”
So help me-but even if Branson had a shuttlecraft from Star Trek-Musk would STILL beat him.
People bitch about Starship being behind Musks schedule, but Spaceship2 first flew in 2010 and still hasn’t done its job.