Virgin Orbit launched nine small satellites atop a rocket dropped from a 747 jumbo jet south of Ireland on Monday, but the booster suffered a failure during the climb to space and the payloads were ...

Virgin Galactic has introduced a 747 to its fleet of vehicles as part of a technical update on its LauncherOne small satellite launch service. The 747-400 commercial jet aircraft, previously operated ...

Virgin Orbit’s first international launch will see a jumbo jet take off from the runway of Newquay Airport in the UK – where Newquay Spaceport is based – before launching seven satellites into space.

Virgin Orbit launched nine small satellites atop a rocket dropped from a 747 jumbo jet south of Ireland on Monday, but the booster suffered a failure during the climb to space and the payloads were ...

L3Harris Technologies is to acquire a pair of Boeing 747-400s for Virgin Orbit as the small satellite launch specialist boosts its fleet of modified jumbo jets to meet increasing customer demand.

British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that his Virgin Group hopes to produce clean biofuels by around the start of the next decade and early next year will test a jet plane on renewable fuel ...

Virgin Atlantic next year plans to conduct a biofuel demonstration on one of its Boeing 747-400s in cooperation with Boeing and General Electric. Virgin says it will release more details later this ...

DETROIT - (Reuters) - Virgin Atlantic [VA.UL] plans to decide within six months on how to replace seven Boeing 747s it flies from London’s Gatwick airport, and could expand its overall fleet in the ...