Virgin Galactic Sees Boom In LEO Smallsat Market

Credit: LauncherOne: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic has started hot-fire testing its latest Newton hydrocarbon-fueled rocket engines for the planned LauncherOne space-launch vehicle, as the pioneering space-tourism company doubles down with a strategic play in small, low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite launch. George Whitesides, CEO of...

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