Preparations for the first-ever orbital space launch from the UK enter their final stages.
The event is being billed as a big one for the UK space sector.
This means cost and time savings for British firms but the hope is the final piece of the jigsaw will also make the UK a more attractive place for other nation's companies to come and invest.A number of those nine satellites will be gathering intelligence, such as listening across radio transmissions coming from ships.Produced by Cardiff start-up Space Forge, it will demonstrate key components for future mini orbital factories.
The satellites are held at the top of the rocket in dispensers. These are the boxes you see in the image at the head of this page. Last week, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee issued a report in which it said the time being taken to issue the licences was "disappointing", given that everyone had been led to believe a launch was likely in September.
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