Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is planning a launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport Newquay in the coming weeks.
Space launches are set to take place in the UK after Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit was granted licences to operate them.Virgin Orbit is planning a launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport Newquay in the coming weeks.
A modified Boeing 747 will carry a rocket and release it in a designated location over the Atlantic Ocean.Spaceport Cornwall is one of seven spaceports being developed across Britain. The first vertical space launch is expected to take place next year from the planned SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst in Shetland.
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