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Watch a Virgin Orbit rocket successfully launch from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747, marking the latest entrant to the commercial space race

"Cosmic Girl" departed from California's Mojave Air and Space Port, carrying a LauncherOne rocket under its wingVirgin Orbit launched its first rocket to successfully reach Earth orbit on Sunday."A new gateway to space has just sprung open!" Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart said.Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit launched its first rocket to successfully reach Earth orbit on Sunday, eight months after its previous attempt failed.

The 70-foot, two-stage rocket then ignited its engine and reached low-Earth orbit at just before 12 p.m. PST. "Everyone on the team who is not in mission control right now is going absolutely bonkers," Virgin Orbit

 

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