Cornwall might be best known for pasties and arguments about jam, but it may soon be home to the UK's link to the space race as Spaceport Cornwall has been awarded an operating license and is set to start launching satellites into orbit. Located between St Columb Major and Mawgan Porth, the spaceport will operate from Cornwall Airport Newquay.
While many people in the local area are excited to be at the forefront of the space race, some fear the impact it may have on the already struggling community. Many report being unable to find housing or meaningful work, let alone access to a dentist, GP, or hospital, and one resident who lived under the flightpath of the new spaceport said that Cornwall was already at 'breaking point', describing the area as 'crippled'.
The spaceport project is expected to bring £3.8 billion to the UK economy over the next decade, and local residents are hoping that some of that can be used to pay for vital services that are urgently required - sooner rather than later.
