Straight Up, named after a Paula Abdul song from 1988, was a NASA Space Test Program mission involving seven research satellites. Virgin Orbit, like with previous flights, launched the satellites into space by having Cosmic Girl carry the LauncherOne rocket 35,000 feet above the earth, giving it a headstart before the rocket detaches and launches its payload into orbit. Virgin Orbit first postponed the trip on Thursday after discovering that the temperature of its rocket propellant was “slightly out of limits.”
