The space firm is now modifying its modified Boeing 747 'Cosmic Girl' aircraft to prevent a reoccurrence of the issue.
An investigation into Virgin Orbit's failed attempt to perform the first-ever rocket launch from UK soil last month has concluded.
The reason for the failed launch highlights the complexity of rocket launches, which can even be derailed by a microscopic hair, as was almost the case withIn the case of Virgin Orbit's "Start Me Up" mission last month, it was a damaged fuel filter that doomed what would have been a historic rocket launch.The "Start Me Up" mission took off aboard Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl aircraft at nighttime on January 9.
The company claims this method allows greater flexibility and response time for time-sensitive space missions. The company emphasizes that it allows it to launch a rocket from almost anywhere in the world.. However, on January 9, the company failed to launch from the UK for the first time. Shortly after Cosmic Girl took to the skies, the plane successfully dropped the 70-foot-long LauncherOne rocket attached to its left wing.
This high temperature led to several components' malfunction, leading to "early thrust termination" on the second stage and the end of the mission. Virgin Orbit announced it would continue to investigate in case any other issue comes to light. In the meantime, it will modify its existing rockets with "a more robust filter" to prevent the same issue from happening again. The next mission will take off from Mojave Air and Space Port, California, meaning we will likely have to wait some time to see the first rocket launch from UK soil.
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