Virgin Orbit — the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — is laying off the vast majority of its workforce as company leadership struggles to secure additional funding.filed Thursday, amounting to around 85% of Virgin Orbit’s workforce. The move was made to “reduce expenses in light of the Company’s inability to secure meaningful funding.”. Virgin Orbit spokespeople declined to comment beyond the filing.
The WARN Act is a US law that requires corporations to provide employees with advance notice 60 day prior to layoffs. The company was an early leader among dozens of startups vying to build lightweight rockets for launching smallsats. Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket reached orbit for the
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