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Re:Virgin Orbit to lay off 85 percent of staff, freeze opera... by mlyle on Saturday April 01, 2023 @12:44AM (#35397214)
> realising the specialty plane Virgin’s launch systems relied on

Virgin Galactic which depends upon those "specialty planes" is doing fine, apparently. It's Virgin Orbit with the 747-based system to orbit that is probably at its end.

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Re:Virgin Orbit to lay off 85 percent of staff, freeze opera... by JumpCrisscross on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:21AM (#35397672)
> Virgin Galactic which depends upon those "specialty planes" is doing fine, apparently

Mhm.

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Re:Virgin Orbit to lay off 85 percent of staff, freeze opera... by mlyle on Saturday April 01, 2023 @02:54AM (#35397870)
Well, it's been a rocky ride overall but they're not running out of cash and have a big order book.
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