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History will be made on Monday evening when the first ever orbital space launch from British soil takes place from Newquay Airport – and a Squadron Leader at RAF Coningsby is front and centre of the operation.
Matthew Stannard, Squadron Leader at RAF Coningsby, has been on industrial placement with Virgin Orbit’s Pilot Corps since 2019, and he will now have a big role in this landmark mission. Should the launch go to plan, nine shoebox-sized satellites will go into orbit more than 500km above Earth. It is his job to ensure the balance and location of the carrier plane is correct, and make this the fifth successful rocket launch by Virgin Orbit in a row.
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