Upcoming launch services provider Virgin Orbit, have announced that they have been selected by the US Department of Defense (DoD), to launch a Space Test Program (STP) payload using their air-launched LauncherOne light launch vehicle. The launch is scheduled to take place in January 2019, and marks the first DoD contract for Virgin Orbit.
Virgin Orbit receives first US Department of Defense launch booking
by Matt Wilson | Nov 17, 2017 | commercial launch services
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