WASHINGTON — Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit aims to reach space for the first time on Sunday by launching a rocket from mid-air, a key attempt after aborting the rocket’s first test launch last year. If conditions on Sunday hold, the Long Beach, California-based company’s 70-foot LauncherOne rocket will be dropped from the wing of … Continue reading Branson’s Virgin Orbit tries to reach space with mid-air rocket launch