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Virgin Orbit says it will ‘be back in orbit soon’ – one day after rocket launch ended in failure 

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Virgin Orbit has claimed it will ‘be back in orbit soon’, just one day after its historic rocket launch from Spaceport Cornwall ended in failure.

Sir Richard Branson’s space firm tweeted optimistically that its team ‘are committed to correcting [their] systems’ and ‘eager to launch again’.

On Monday night, a modified Boeing 747 jet, named ‘Cosmic Girl’, took off from Newquay carrying the 70-foot-long (21 m) LauncherOne rocket under its wing.

While it successfully thrust LauncherOne into space, a technical

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How Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit flop is the latest UK space disaster after Beagle 2 Mars lander

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Virgin Orbit’s satellite launch ended in failure for Richard Branson yesterday and in its wake MailOnline looked back at Britain’s last space disaster Beagle 2 and cancelled programmes – but children have launched a pasty to the edge of beyond.

If successful, the historic launch from Newquay, Cornwall would have been the first ever satellite launched into orbit from British soil – but an ‘anomaly’ with the LauncherOne rocket prevented the satellites it was carrying from reaching orbit.

A repurposed

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Virgin Orbit rocket arrives in Cornwall ahead of maiden UK launch next month

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The rocket that will be carried into space in the first ever orbital launch from British soil has finally arrived in Cornwall.

LauncherOne, the 70-foot-long launch vehicle, is due to be packed full of satellites and tucked into the belly of Virgin Orbit’s space plane, ‘Cosmic Girl’, next month. 

Cosmic Girl will take off from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay and transport the two-stage orbital launch vehicle to a high altitude.

It will then be ‘horizontally’ dropped before engaging its thrusters

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Virgin Orbit space plane to arrive in Cornwall this week ahead of maiden UK launch

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The first ever orbital launch on British soil is another step closer — with Virgin Orbit’s space plane set to arrive in Cornwall later this week.

As early as next month, Sir Richard Branson’s Cosmic Girl will take off from Newquay with a 70-foot-long rocket packed full of satellites, which will then be flown to high altitude, dropped, and ignited before flying into space. 

Today, the UK Space Agency announced that Virgin’s carrier aircraft, ground support equipment, and rocket are

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Inside Moskito Island, Virgin tycoon Richard Branson’s newest private paradise

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The ring-tailed lemurs have arrived — seven of the fluffy little things. They should be joined soon by flocks of flaming pink flamingos.

Meanwhile, the giant tortoise population is likely to increase once they make the short trip over from neighbouring Necker Island. But the most important new arrivals on Moskito are the homeowners, of whom there are currently eight (with one more to sign up), who paid Sir Richard Branson some £22 million for their two-acre plots and then

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Tatler reveals the best private schools in Britain

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The winners of Tatler’s annual school awards have been announced.

The British society bible voted Sir Richard Branson’s former secondary Stowe the best public school, while Abberley Hall, in Worcester, where parents pay £6,540 a term, was given the spot for top prep.

Stowe, in Buckingham, piqued the public’s interest when it graced our TV screens as one of the beautiful period settings in the hit Netflix drama Bridgerton. 

Meanwhile, Eastbourne College, on the south coast of England, was given

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Ex-NASA astronaut Scott Kelly insists the public has not lost interest in space

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Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly insists the public has not lost interest in space — despite a bombshell new report pointing to widespread apathy among young people.

The 58-year-old American naval aviator, who spent a year on the International Space Station from 2015 to 2016, said the rise of space tourism fuelled by billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson was sparking public interest once again.

He spoke out after a report found that a lack of awareness

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Traveller films her trip on Virgin Voyages’ new adult-only cruise ship Valiant Lady

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Travel writer Jo Kessel filmed her cruise on Virgin Voyages’ brand new ship Valiant Lady. It’s the second ship to join Richard Branson’s fleet – the first was Scarlet Lady a year ago – and the footage shows how the liner dares to be different, with a tattoo parlour, immersive entertainment and design features (think seesaws and swings) aimed at the young at heart. Plus, Jo gives the inside scoop on where to eat and drink, including trying the ship’s

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