Britain’s first manned space flight failed. The British-based Virgin Orbit launched this rocket under the name ‘The Start Me Up’. The plane that went into space on Monday night successfully launched the rocket. However, the rocket failed to launch satellites into space. After the rocket release, the aircraft landed safely on the ground carrying the crew. A large number of people thronged the airport to witness the launch.
Britain’s Virgin Orbit was the first to launch a rocket into space through an aircraft. 747 Boeing made some changes to carry the rocket. This aircraft is named Cosmic Girl. The space rocket is mounted under the wings of this aircraft. The rocket was made with a length of 21 meters. Arrangements have been made to send 9 satellites into space through this rocket. Cosmic Girl blasted off from the Cornwall Spaceport in southwest England on Monday midnight.
The aircraft successfully launched the rocket after reaching an altitude of 35,000 feet. Later, the plane landed safely on the ground with the crew. A vehicle called Launcher One was used to launch the rocket from the aircraft. After that, the rocket moved towards the orbit. But the rocket failed to carry the satellites into orbit. Meanwhile, this is the second failure of Virgin Orbit Company. However, the company has successfully completed 4 missions so far. Another feature of this rocket launch is that the rocket was not launched vertically into space, but was carried a certain distance in an airplane and sent into space with the help of a launcher vehicle. America, which had made similar attempts in the past, also failed.
