“‘LauncherOne maintained stability after release, and we ignited our first stage engine, NewtonThree. An anomaly then occurred early in first stage flight,’ Virgin Orbit tweeted.
The company had previously said the chances of a successful debut flight is just 50:50.
‘Nevertheless, we took a big step forward today. Our engineers are already poring through the data. Our next rocket is waiting. We will learn, adjust, and begin preparing for our next test, which is coming up soon.’
‘In the end the questions are always, has everything been thought about and are there any gaps or seams, and those are the questions you only learn when you commit to flight,’ Hart said.
Monday’s failed attempt comes after the company has spent five years developing the 70-foot-long (21.3 meter) LauncherOne rocket.”
Poor Richard. I can see little hobby hitting him where it hurts but you have to admire his passion, drive and commitment to advance space technology in the face of his first failed attempt to launch a rocket.
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