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The UK’s first-ever rocket launch ends in failure
The LauncherOne rocket was successfully released from the modified 747 but later experienced an anomaly.

What should have been a historic moment for the UK ended in failure last night after an undisclosed “anomaly” prevented the country’s satellite mission from reaching orbit. The Virgin Orbit “Start Me Up” mission was the first-ever rocket launched from British soil.

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