A $100 part is suspected to be responsible for a Jan. 9 failure of Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, according to the spaceflight company's chief executive.
A general view of Cosmic Girl, a repurposed Boeing 747 aircraft carrying the LauncherOne rocket under its left wing, as final preparations are made at Cornwall Airport Newquay on Jan. 9, 2023, in Newquay, United Kingdom.In early January, the spaceflight company said that the Start Me Up mission was terminated after reaching space – but before achieving orbit – as a result of the premature shutdown of the first burn of the rocket's second stage.
The"anomaly" ended the mission, with the rocket components and payload falling back to Earth within the approved safety corridor without ever achieving orbit. NEWQUAY, ENGLAND - JANUARY 08: Dan Hart, CEO of Virgin Orbit, during a press conference at Cornwall Airport on January 08, 2023, in Newquay, England.
A repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft, named Cosmic Girl, carrying Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket, takes off from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport, Newquay, on Jan. 9, 2023.
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