Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
Could someone explain to me why the company was so fragile that one unsuccessful launch caused it to implode ? I appreciate that the costs are eye-watering, but surely the business plan and funding must have allowed for such (quite possible) scenarios to happen, dust oneself down and get on with the next, likely successful launch.
I was asking myself the same question. Especially since his other company, Virgin Galactic, has only performed a single revenue flight in 19 years, whereas Virgin Orbit, in only six years, has had at least three successful revenue flights. Shouldn't it rather be the other way round?