UM-Bot Posted May 26, 2020 #1 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Sir Richard Branson's new satellite launching company didn't have much luck with its debut flight yesterday. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337238/virgin-orbit-debut-rocket-launch-ends-in-failure 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 26, 2020 #2 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Oh well, roll on LauncherTwo. How is Branson doing now, did he get his taxpayers loan then? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the frog Posted May 26, 2020 #3 Share Posted May 26, 2020 doh ! At least it ignited and not just blown up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Reaper 6 Posted May 27, 2020 #4 Share Posted May 27, 2020 7 hours ago, UM-Bot said: Sir Richard Branson's new satellite launching company didn't have much luck with its debut flight yesterday. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337238/virgin-orbit-debut-rocket-launch-ends-in-failure Well like they said, the date form failure will be invaluable and most likely their next mission will succeed, thanks for sharing Bot. Peace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the13bats Posted May 27, 2020 #5 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I havent a clue why this reminded me of Evel Knievel tying to jump the snake river in a rocket in 74. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted May 27, 2020 #6 Share Posted May 27, 2020 50% of all maiden launches fail. The first Ariane failed, as did the first Ariane 5. Arianespace is now one of the most successful commercial launch companies in the world and the Ariane 5 one of the most reliable launch vehicles. The first 4 SpaceX launches ended in failure, the company was close to going bankrupt, look where they are now. The loss of this the first LauncherOne will be a set back, but not an unexpected one. It was flying with an inert mass instead of a payload just in case of such an eventuality 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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