Hello and welcome back to Max Q! Last week wasn’t the most successful for spaceflight missions. We’ll get into that a bit more below.
In this issue:
- First up, a botched launch from Virgin Orbit…
- …followed by one from ABL Space Systems
- News from Rocket Lab, World View and more
Virgin Orbit’s botched launch highlights shaky financial future
After Virgin Orbit’s launch failure last Monday, during which the mission experienced an “anomaly” that prevented the rocket from reaching orbit, I went back over the company’s financials — and things aren’t looking good.
For Virgin Orbit, this year has likely been completely turned on its head. The company was aiming for three launches this year...
