Virgin Orbit Looking to Launch Second LauncherOne Flight In December Written 30 November 2020
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Space News reported that Virgin Orbit “is preparing to perform a second flight of its LauncherOne small launch vehicle in the second half of December, carrying a set of NASA-sponsored cubesats.” A November 24 “‘Local Notice to Mariners’ by the U.S. Coast Guard stated that Virgin Orbit ‘will conduct hazardous operations’ offshore from San Nicolas Island, California, between Dec. 18 and 21. Those operations will take place during a four-hour window that opens at” 1 p.m. EST. The company “has not announced a formal launch date yet, but has stated it intends to carry out a second launch before the end of the year.”
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