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Virgin Orbit’s air-launched rocket fails on first test flight
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25-05-2020 09:52PM#1Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,465 Mod ✭✭✭✭Join Date:Posts: 94702
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/25/virgin-orbits-air-launched-rocket-fails-on-first-test-flight/
Early days, maiden flights are 50:50
Chief pilot Kelly Latimer, a veteran test pilot, flew the the 747 through the rocket’s drop box, then entered a race track pattern to loop back around line up for launch on a southeasterly heading.
In the final moments before release, she maneuvered the airplane to pull up at an angle of about 27.5 degrees. The launch team aboard the plane then commanded release of the 70-foot-long (21-meter) rocket from a pylon under the aircraft’s left wing at ... 1850 GMT.
https://twitter.com/Virgin_Orbit/status/12650074302676295680
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