Virgin Orbit Concludes LauncherOne Probe Amid Ongoing Bankruptcy

Virgin Orbit completed an investigation into the failure of its previous LauncherOne mission and confirmed that the root cause of the failure was a fuel filter that dislodged in the propulsion system. The company is moving ahead with plans to return its LauncherOne rocket to flight later this year, even though there is no certainty the company will emerge from bankruptcy. Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 4 and is continuing "reduced rate operations" while in Chapter 11.