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<p>A Launcher One rocket detaching from its carrier plane.</p>

Virgin Orbit reveals cause of failed May test launch, and its future plans

The next demonstration attempt will have a NASA payload on board.

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<p>A rendering of a Launcher One rocket detaching from its carrier plane.</p>

Virgin Orbit: 'Something malfunctioned' during demonstration launch

Cosmic girl took off, but LauncherOne didn't make it to orbit.

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Twitter's automation issues, Elon Musk changes baby name

In today's top stories, Twitter's automated labelling system experiences snags, Virgin One's LauncherOne rocket is delayed and Elon Musk changes his baby's name.

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<p>A rendering of a Launcher One rocket detaching from its carrier plane.</p>

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit pushes midair rocket launch to Monday

The company will light up the sky with LauncherOne.

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Virgin Orbit completes rehearsal of rocket launch system

It now has a rocket launch system ready to go.

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<p>Virgin Orbit will launch a commercial satellite mission to Mars.&nbsp;</p>

Virgin Orbit aims to launch world's first commercial Mars satellite mission

It’s partnering up with a Polish satellite company to develop three Mars missions.

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First look inside Virgin Galactic's space passenger terminal

Virgin Galactic unveils its new operations center at Spaceport America in New Mexico.

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<p>The LauncherOne rocket strapped under the Cosmic Girl airplane.</p>

Virgin Orbit dropped a freaking rocket from a freaking airplane

Richard Branson's space company wants to send satellites into orbit cheaply, but first it has to test its rocket release system.

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<p>Virgin Galactic may become the first publicly listed human spaceflight company.</p>

Virgin Galactic prepares for public trading launch

It'll make Richard Branson's venture the first publicly listed space-tourism company.

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<p>A Virgin Atlantic plane (not this one) had to make an emergency landing on Thursday.</p>

Burning battery pack apparently forced Virgin flight's emergency landing

A portable phone charger likely caused a passenger's seat to catch fire, police said.

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<p>Virgin's WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft on the tarmac at Spaceport America.</p>

For Virgin Galactic, space tourism now starts in New Mexico

Richard Branson says his spaceflight company is coming home to the high desert. Commercial flights could start within 12 months.

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Virgin Galactic brings its first passenger into space

Astronaut trainer Beth Moses becomes Virgin Galactic's first passenger to fly to the edge of space. Also, we check out a new autonomous underwater drone named Orpheus, which was made to explore the deepest parts of Earth's oceans. Lastly, new research suggests that the gene-edited CRISPR babies born late last year might have changes in their cognition from the controversial procedure.

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