Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit crashes back to earth as firm pauses operation to secure more funding

Richard Branson’s satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit has paused operations, the company said, amid reports that it is working to secure additional funding.  The news comes after the company, which is based in California, failed in its first ever satellite mission from UK soil in January.  In a statement, the company said: “Virgin Orbit is initiating a company-wide operational pause, [...]