Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch

WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time on Sunday (Jan 17) with a successful test of its air-launched rocket, delivering 10 NASA satellites to orbit and achieving a key milestone after aborting the rocket's first test launch last year. The Long Beach, California-based company's LauncherOne rocket was dropped mid-air from the underside of a modified...