Britain's historic satellite launch fails after 'anomaly'

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Britain's historic satellite launch fails after 'anomaly'
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Britain's historic satellite launch fails after 'anomaly'

It is understood that LauncherOne rocket ran some issues during its second stage

Virgin Orbit said on Tuesday that an anomaly in their LauncherOne rocket stopped it from reaching orbit, causing the historic mission to fail. "We appear to have an anomaly that has prevented us...

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