• British space scientists said  that they were disappointed but not discouraged.
• American company made an attempt by sending one of its rockets from Cornwall.
• The attempt got failed.

Late on Monday, American company Virgin Orbit made an attempt at its first global launch by utilising a modified jumbo aeroplane to transport one of its rockets from Cornwall, England, over the Atlantic.
After the first effort to send satellites into orbit from the U.K. failed, British authorities and space scientists said on Tuesday that they were disappointed but not discouraged.

Late on Monday, American company Virgin Orbit made an attempt at its first global launch by sending one of its rockets from Cornwall, in southwest England, over the Atlantic Ocean on a modified jumbo aeroplane.

Nine tiny satellites for both home and commercial usage were carried by the rocket that was launched by the aircraft. However, the airline reported “an abnormality that has prevented us from reaching orbit” roughly two hours after takeoff.

A Royal Air Force pilot flew the aircraft back to Cornwall. Satellites and the rocket were both destroyed.

I won’t lie; we’re feeling bad, according to Melissa Thorpe, director of Spaceport Cornwall.

We’ve been thrown against the wall before. This is without a doubt the biggest certainty, but I’m fine, and we’ll get up and move on,” she remarked.

Richard Branson, a British businessman who founded Virgin Orbit, has successfully launched four identical rockets from California in the past.
Hundreds of spectators celebrated as the repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, Cosmic Girl, took off late on Monday. The aircraft was being used for the Cornwall launch. The rocket was launched by the aircraft at a height of approximately 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean to the south of Ireland.

“A technical problem appears to have prevented us from achieving the final orbit,” Virgin Orbit CEO Dan Hart stated.

While acknowledging that we did not give our consumers the launch service they deserved, he continued, “We are really proud of the numerous things that we have successfully accomplished as part of this objective.

The U.K. Space Agency, the Royal Air Force, Virgin Orbit, and Cornwall Council worked together on the operation.

Despite failing, U.K. Business Secretary Grant Shapps called Monday’s launch “a huge occasion.”

“Space is difficult,” Shapps told Sky News.

“It didn’t work. I’ve no doubt that they’ll pick themselves up, dust themselves off and they’ll go again once they find out what exactly went wrong with it,” he said.

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