Virgin Orbit air-launches rocket to space from 747 for 1st time

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket launched to space after separating from its carrier 747 aircraft on January 17, 2021. The Launch Demo 2 mission deployed 10 tiny cubesats into orbit, which flew via NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites program. - Full Story: https://www.space.com/virgin-orbit-launches-10-satellites-to-orbit Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Virgin Orbit | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta (http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)