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Fuel Filter a Possible Cause of Launcher One Failure

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Tom Patton
Feb 20, 2023
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Virgin Orbit has identified a fuel filter as a possible cause of the failure of its first mission to launch from the UK.

"In space launch, a failure is painful for all involved. Intense disappointment gets quickly channeled into the motivation to dig into the cause, to understand all contributing elements and to thereby get back to flight with a better s…

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