Virgin Orbit successfully completed its first 'drop test' that mimicked what it would be like for the company to launch small satellites into orbit.
Virgin Orbit successfully completed its first"drop test" of a rocket from a 747 on Wednesday.
Chief Executive Dan Hart said the “drop test” seemed to have gone exactly as planned, based on video, pilot reports and preliminary data reviews. Long Beach-based Virgin Orbit is hoping to do its first test launch by the end of September, assuming the data collected from Wednesday’s flight continue to look good and a few more tests go well, he said.
Unlike traditional rocket systems, which take off vertically from a launch pad, Virgin Orbit proposes to launch rockets horizontally. The company’s modified 747 plane — which has a lower deck completely stripped of passenger seats and overhead compartments but retains airline crew bunks in the cabin and cockpit — can take off from a typical runway with a rocket tucked under its wing. Then the plane climbs to 35,000 feet, drops the rocket and veers away.
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