Virgin Orbit tries to reach space with mid-air rocket launch
The rocket ignited its NewtonThree engine for a few seconds but cut off mid-air due to a broken propellant line, Virgin Orbit's Chief Executive Dan Hart said in July.
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, prior to its takeoff on a key drop test of its high-altitude launch system for satellites from Mojave, California(photo credit: MIKE BLAKE/ REUTERS)ByREUTERS
