Virgin Orbit’s Start Me Up Mission Ready for Initial UK Flight

Tony Osborne January 08, 2023
Launch technicians prepared LauncherOne for Above the Clouds mission
Credit: Virgin Orbit
LONDON—Virgin Orbit has loaded its LauncherOne rocket, and technicians are preparing to fuel it in readiness for the first orbital launch from the UK, planned for Jan. 9. Preparations for the so-called Start Me Up launch were in “full motion” but could still be challenged by weather conditions, CEO...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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