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12:31, 26-May-2020
Virgin Orbit fails first rocket launch attempt
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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit failed its first attempt to launch a rocket from a jumbo jet on Monday. The rocket, Launcher One, was affixed to a Boeing 747 and set to be released over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, but something went wrong, causing "the mission terminated shortly into the flight."