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Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl Boeing 747 lifts off with the Launcher One rocket underneath its wing on Jan. 9, 2023, kicking off the Start Me Up mission from Spaceport Cornwall in the United Kingdom.
Matt Archer, director of commercial spaceflight at the U.K. Space Agency, said that the agency will"work closely with Virgin Orbit as they investigate what caused the anomaly in the coming days and weeks," according to a"While this result is disappointing, launching a spacecraft always carries significant risks," Archer said.
That optimism despite the launch failure was echoed by Melissa Thorpe, head of Spaceport Cornwall."We are so incredibly proud of everything we have achieved with our partners and friends across the space industry here in the U.K. and in the US. We made it to space — a U.K. first," Thorpe said in Virgin Orbit's statement."Today we inspired millions, and we will continue to look to inspire millions more. Not just with our ambition but also with our fortitude.
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