Tech

Virgin Orbit Is Finished After Disastrous U.K. Launch

CRASH LANDING

Richard Branson’s space company, once worth billions, is officially dead.

Dan Ladden-Hall
Dan Ladden-Hall 

Breaking News Editor

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit takes off to for a key drop test of its high-altitude launch system for satellites from Mojave, California, July 10, 2019.
Mike Blake/Reuters
Dan Ladden-Hall

Dan Ladden-Hall

Breaking News Editor

DanLaddenHall

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