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Virgin Orbit

Profile view of Virgin Orbit founder Richard Branson.
Tech

Top exec at Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit blames CEO and board for bankruptcy sale 

By Christiaan Hetzner
April 5, 2023
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy.
Tech

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has one less competitor as fellow billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

By Christiaan Hetzner
April 4, 2023
Richard Branson
Success

3 months after failure to launch, Richard Branson’s space startup Virgin Orbit is cutting almost all staff

By Michelle Chapman and The Associated Press
March 31, 2023
A Virgin Orbit rocket launched 7 U.S. defense satellites. The mission was named after a Paula Abdul song
Tech

A Virgin Orbit rocket launched 7 U.S. defense satellites. The mission was named after a Paula Abdul song

By The Associated Press
July 2, 2022
Virgin Orbit satellite launch from a 747 kicks off a satellite launch boom
Tech

Virgin Orbit satellite launch from a 747 kicks off a satellite launch boom

By Aaron Pressman
January 19, 2021
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit plans first space launch this weekend
Tech

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit plans first space launch this weekend

By John Antczak and The Associated Press
May 20, 2020
Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018
Tech

Data Sheet—Space, the Universe, and Everything Else at Brainstorm Tech

By Aaron Pressman and Adam Lashinsky
July 20, 2018
Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2018
Tech

Why Smaller Satellites and Cheaper Tech Are Fueling The Space Boom

By Jonathan Vanian
July 18, 2018
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Why Richard Branson’s Newest Space Company Could Be a Lucrative Venture

By Kirsten Korosec
March 2, 2017

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