Virgin Orbit Space Plane Arrives In Cornwall for UK Launch Written 12 October 2022
Virgin Orbit 747 Cosmic Girl | Crishazzard; Wikipedia; CC BY-SA 4.0
The Daily Mail (UK) reports, “The first ever orbital launch on British soil is another step closer – with Virgin Orbit’s space plane set to arrive in Cornwall later this week.” As soon as next month, Cosmic Girl will take off from Newquay with a 70-foot rocket full of satellites, which will be flown to high altitude and launched into space from there. This will mark the first satellite launch from Britain, as well as the first commercial launch from Europe and the first international launch by Virgin Orbit.
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