Virgin Orbit fails to secure funding, will cease operations and lay off nearly entire workforce

Virgin Orbit is again extending its unpaid pause in operations to continue pursuing a lifeline investment, CEO Dan Hart told employees in a company-wide email. Some of the company’s late-stage deal talks, including with private investor Matthew Brown, collapsed over the weekend.

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Virgin Orbit extends employee furlough after finance deal falls through: report