Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne is getting closer to its debut launch following the weekend’s successful cryo captive carry test. The test was conducted shortly after VOX Space – a subsidiary of Virgin Orbit for national security missions – announced they won a contract to launch three dedicated missions for the U.S. Space Force (USSF), for the Space Test Program-S28 (STP-S28). The STP-S28 was awarded by the USSF Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) and is the first task order under the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4).
