Virgin Orbit is assembling a fleet of rocket-launching 747 jets, the company announced on Tuesday, ordering two new modified cargo airframes.
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"The ability to deploy two rockets and all the ground equipment in one airplane, fly somewhere, set it up, and all of a sudden you've got a launch base somewhere is a pretty unique," Hart said."It adds a certain level of unpredictability for the national security community [and] it's better economics for spaceports."First U.K.
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