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WE4B

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Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« on: December 15, 2020, 12:13:51 AM »

For those interested, this launch is planned to carry the last of the AMSAT-NA Fox satellites into orbit.

https://virgin.com/about-virgin/latest/virgin-orbit-announces-launch-demo-2-window
 
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Re: Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2020, 04:58:05 PM »

with the rising Covid19 infection trend these days, we might have to wait a while for this...

73, Ed
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Re: Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2020, 08:18:57 PM »

The launch had been planned for a Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket this Saturday, but the launch company posted on Twitter that a COVID-19 case among its crew set back the schedule.

A company representative said a new date hasn't been announced, as the firm still has personnel in quarantine while it does contact tracing among its launch crew.
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Re: Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2020, 11:00:59 PM »

Mojave Air and Space Port’s Chief Executive Officer and General Manager Karina Deers mentioned that the launch was going to be delayed in her report during a Board of Director’s meeting last Tuesday.

“Virgin Orbit’s launch is getting delayed likely a couple of weeks at least,” Deers said. “So as soon as they announce a new date, I’ll make sure the Board is aware, whatever that launch date is going to be.”

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Re: Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« Reply #5 on: December 20, 2020, 12:39:54 AM »

Does anyone else find it odd that other launching companies such as SpaceX and others have been able to maintain and take advantage of their launch windows yet Virgin isn’t able to do so?
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Re: Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« Reply #6 on: December 20, 2020, 06:59:14 AM »

Nothing “odd” about this. It’s
called “a pandemic” and “worker safety.”
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Re: Virgin Orbit Announces Launch Demo 2 Window
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2020, 09:49:26 AM »

Sigh...

Other launch companies are launching. Virgin isn’t.
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