LauncherOne after separation
Virgin Galactic's LauncherOne spacecraft shown in low Earth orbit after payload separation. Credit: Virgin Galactic

Smaller and cheaper satellites are important for national security, for the space industry and for our planet. They also happen to be great investments.

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