Brief: Virgin Orbit Confirms Cornwall Failure Root Cause

Virgin Orbit Holdings

19/04/2023 13:12

April 19 (Reuters) - Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc
 VORBQ.PK :
    * VIRGIN ORBIT COMPLETES KEY FAILURE INVESTIGATION TEST,
CONFIRMS
CORNWALL FAILURE ROOT CAUSE AND PATH FORWARD FOR RETURN TO
FLIGHT
    * CRITICAL TESTS CONFIRMED THAT NEW DESIGN IS ROBUST
    * GROUND TEST RESULTS MATCHED FLIGHT DATA, CONFIRMING
DISLODGING
OF FILTER AS INITIATION EVENT OF JANUARY LAUNCH FAILURE
    * SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED A MONTH LONG, FULL-SCALE TEST
SERIES TO
VERIFY ROOT CAUSE OF JANUARY 9(TH) LAUNCH FAILURE AND TEST
    * SERIES OF NINE TESTS VERIFIED PERFORMANCE OF A REDESIGNED
FILTER
    * MODIFIED DESIGN, THAT HAS NOW BEEN VERIFIED THROUGH TEST,
HAS
BEEN INCORPORATED INTO COMPANY'S NEXT ROCKET
    * NEXT ROCKET PLANNED FOR FLIGHT FROM MOJAVE AIR AND SPACE
PORT
LATER THIS YEAR

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