Virgin Orbit Cosmic Girl – in pictures

The Virgin Orbit "Cosmic Girl" - a modified Boeing Co. 747-400 carrying a LauncherOne rocket under it's wing - is prepared on the tarmac for the Launch Demo 2 mission from Mojave Air and Space Port on January 17, 2021 in Mojave, California. - The LauncherOne rocket, which will release from the wing of the Boeing 747 before ignition, contains small research satellites, known as CubeSats for NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) 20 mission developed by nine research universities and a NASA center. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)

The Virgin Orbit Cosmic Girl – a modified Boeing plane carrying a LauncherOne rocket under its wing – is prepared for launch at Mojave Air and Space Port, California in 2021. All photos: AFP

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