'Space is difficult.' Business Secretary grantshapps reacts as the historic rocket launch from UK soil ended in failure - but says he has 'no doubt' another attempt will be made. KayBurley 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
The sound of the Rolling Stones' Start Me Up - after which the mission was named - pumped out of several loudspeakers, drowning out the crowds.
A short while later, the second stage was supposed to eject the nine onboard satellites into orbit - and this is the vital moment where the as-yet-undefined"anomaly" is thought to have occurred.Cosmic Girl took off from Newquay at just gone 10pmMatt Archer, from the UK Space Agency, said the precise cause was still under investigation.
Melissa Thorpe, the head of Spaceport Cornwall, which is the UK's first licensed spaceport, admitted that there were"tears" when LauncherOne's issue emerged."It's gutting, and we all heard at different times. When we got together, there were tears, and it was very upsetting.""This is the biggest definitely, but I feel okay, and we'll get up, and we'll go again.
In more positive news, Cosmic Girl did successfully land back in Newquay shortly before midnight, and was once again greeted with applause.What kind of satellites were being deployed?
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