Tony Gingiss, chief operating officer at the rocket firm, tells staff they 'deserved better'.
A senior executive at Virgin Orbit has hit out at the leadership in a farewell email, telling staff at the bankrupt rocket firm they "deserved better".
He continued: "You simply did not have the leadership or opportunity to demonstrate to the world what you can fully do and how this product could be an enduring force in the market." The company, based in California, was founded in 2017 and is a spin-off from Sir Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic.But in January, an attempt to send a satellite into orbit from Spaceport Cornwall for the first time failed because a rocket fuel filter had become dislodged, causing one of the engines to overheat.
On Tuesday, Virgin Orbit's boss Mr Hart said that although the company had "taken great efforts" to address its finances and secure more funding, "we ultimately must do what is best for the business." Former president of Virgin Galactic Will Whitehorn said the failed launch in Cornwall and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the US at the time it was trying to raise new funding contributed to its downfall.
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