It was supposed to mark the dawn of a new space era for Britain but instead ended in devastating failure.Virgin Orbit's 70ft LauncherOne rocket was successfully launched from the wing of a modified 747 jumbo jet, only to suffer an 'anomaly' as it accelerated to space at 11,000mph.LauncherOne never reached its target altitude to release a payload of nine satellites into orbit and was ultimately lost — either burning up in the Earth's atmosphere or breaking apart over the north Atlantic.
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