Spaceport Cornwall has announced the departure of its head, Melissa Quinn.
Ms Quinn, who has been part of the Spaceport team since its inception in 2014, said that she would be stepping down at the end of this month. She has not only been involved in the early stages of the enterprise, providing support for the UK Space Agency bid, she oversaw the first ever space launch from UK soil in January, which ended in failure when the Virgin Orbit rocket suffered an "anomaly".
Ms Quinn, who became head in 2021, said: "This has been one of the hardest decisions of my life, and absolutely no reflection on Spaceport Cornwall, but a personal decision believing it is the right time to move on. It has been a huge challenge, professionally, and personally, to deliver this project, and I am incredibly proud of what my small dedicated team, and I have achieved.
