{"id":14331,"date":"2020-05-08T21:02:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T21:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/08\/virgin-orbit-gets-thumbs-up-for-space-force-launches-from-guam\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:56:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:56:22","slug":"virgin-orbit-gets-thumbs-up-for-space-force-launches-from-guam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2020\/05\/08\/virgin-orbit-gets-thumbs-up-for-space-force-launches-from-guam\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Orbit gets thumbs-up for Space Force launches from Guam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VOX Space has received approval to launch payloads into orbit from Guam, the company announced May 7, and its first launch there will place experimental cubesats on orbit for various government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Virgin Orbit subsidiary said it signed an agreement with the Department of the Air Force that will allow it to conduct launch missions with its LauncherOne system from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam. Unlike traditional launch operations where the rockets start from a vertical position on a pad, the LauncherOne rockets are launched in midair from a Boeing 747 aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLt. Gen. John Thompson and his team at the Space and Missile Systems Center have also provided visionary leadership throughout this process,\u201d VOX Space President Mandy Vaughn said in a statement. “We\u2019re very excited to demonstrate the flexibility and mobility that only LauncherOne can offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t