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.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Virgin Orbit issued licences ahead of Cornwall space launchThe first orbital space launch from UK soil is now expected to take place in January.
Read more »
Sir Jackie Stewart on life and losing friends: 'In those days we drove through the fire''I started a campaign to stop the Nürburgring and Spa. I got death threats, I got people coming into my house...throwing stones to try and get through the windows.' An exclusive interview with three-time World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart. ✍️ samcooper_
Read more »
Punters upset over closure of pub 'where everyone was welcome'Community-run rock pub, the Sir Charles Napier has closed its doors citing rising costs
Read more »
The head of GCHQ says Vladimir Putin is losing the information war in Ukraine“It is a fallacy to say that cyber has not been a factor in the war in Ukraine,” Sir Jeremy Fleming, the director of GCHQ, wrote earlier this year. “It is a very modern digital and cyber war, as much as it is a brutal and destructive physical one”
Read more »
Commons doesn't 'need the competition' of a second elected chamber says Sir Lindsay Hoyle amid plans tabled by LabourSpeaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle has tonight said he doesn't agree with proposals for a 'second elected chamber' in place of the current House of Lords.
Read more »