Virgin Orbit and UK government investigating why rocket launch failed

Virgin Orbit and Government investigating why first UK rocket launch failed (Ben Birchall/PA)

Virgin Orbit and the UK government are working together to investigate why the attempt to launch a rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure.

After taking off from Cornwall, the Virgin Orbit plane flew to 35,000ft over the Atlantic Ocean where it jettisoned the rocket containing nine small satellites towards space.