Articles on virgin orbit

April 14, 2023

Virgin Orbit bankruptcy: why the UK’s spaceport industry may still have a bright future

Steffi Paladini, Birmingham City University

Space flight has always been risky.

February 6, 2023

Keith Ryden, University of Surrey and Craig Underwood, University of Surrey

Efforts to launch rockets into space from the UK need to demonstrate reliability.

January 29, 2021

Simon Lindsay, University of Leicester

Ten small satellites were launched from 11km above Earth’s surface.

Keith Ryden
Professor of Space Engineering, University of Surrey
Steffi Paladini
Professor in Business Analytics, Queen Margaret University
Simon Lindsay
Researcher in the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester
Craig Underwood
Emeritus Professor of Spacecraft Engineering, University of Surrey