wp-plugin-hostgator domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114ol-scrapes domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home4/scienrds/scienceandnerds/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/7\/2\/23192664\/virgin-orbit-successfully-launches-satellites-orbit-night-mission-straight-up<\/a> Virgin Orbit launched a rocket carrying seven satellites from California\u2019s Mojave Air and Space Port early Saturday morning at 1:49 AM ET (10:49PM local), marking the small satellite launcher\u2019s first successful night mission. The company brought the satellites into low Earth orbit with the help of its Boeing 747 carrier aircraft called Cosmic Girl, which had the LauncherOne rocket attached beneath one of its wings.<\/p>\n The mission, called Straight Up<\/a> after a 1988 Paula Abdul song, involved seven research satellites as part of NASA\u2019s Space Test Program. Like its previous missions, Virgin Orbit propelled the satellites into space by having Cosmic Girl carry the LauncherOne rocket 35,000 feet above the ground, giving it a headstart before the rocket detaches and launches its payload into orbit. Virgin Orbit initially postponed the mission<\/a> on Thursday after finding that its rocket propellant temperature was \u201cslightly out of bounds.\u201d <\/p>\n Congratulations to our team for completing another successful mission to space today! We deployed a total of seven customer satellites into Low Earth Orbit as planned. #StraightUp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Virgin Orbit (@VirginOrbit) July 2, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n Virgin Orbit has made five launch attempts in total, but only failed once during its first test flight in May 2020<\/a>. It has been on a roll since first reaching orbit in January 2021<\/a>, deploying a set of satellites into orbit in June 2021<\/a> and completing yet another mission earlier this year<\/a>. Virgin Orbit\u2019s Straight Up mission is the company\u2019s fourth successful flight to date.<\/p>\n Virgin Orbit is owned by the British billionaire Richard Branson, and isn\u2019t to be confused with Virgin Galactic, the company\u2019s separate branch for commercial spaceflight. The company went public via a SPAC<\/a> (special purpose acquisition company) merger last year. While it has completed all its launches from Southern California so far, Virgin Orbit plans on taking off from Cornwall, England later this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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