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Tech & Science Daily podcast: UK Space Agency reveal benefits of 747 rocket launch

Ahead of the UK’s first orbital rocket launch, the UK Space Agency has told Tech & Science Daily preparations for the mission have gone well.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

Will UK's first orbital rocket launch be visible from Northern Ireland?

'Start Me Up' in Cornwall involves a repurposed Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 aircraft - 'Cosmic Girl which will take off horizontally carrying LauncherOne.

Belfast Live · Jan 9, 2023

Start Me Up: Final checks made ahead of first UK rocket launch tonight

Several satellites are set to be blasted into space from Cornwall Airport near Newquay

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2023

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Final checks for UK's first rocket launch underway

Satellites are due to be launched into space on Monday night (January 9) from Cornwall Airport near Newquay

Wales Online · Jan 9, 2023

New date confirmed for Cornwall's first space launch which is days away

Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl is ready for launch as a new date for the UK's first ever satellite launch is confirmed

Birmingham Post · Jan 6, 2023

Cardiff aerospace firm backed by UK Space Agency for 'landmark' 2024 moonshot project

SmallSpark Space Systems has received £76,000 as part of a £2.7m package from UK Space Agency

Birmingham Post · Dec 14, 2022

Space Scotland appoints inaugural executive director

New cluster manager also appointed, with more hires expected as the sector and organisation grows

Insider UK · Dec 6, 2022

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British former Paralympian selected to become world’s first disabled astronaut

John McFall, from Surrey, who won a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics will take part in the space training corps as a ‘para-astronaut’

Evening Standard · Nov 23, 2022

New British astronaut announced by European Space Agency

Rosemary Coogan will begin her journey of training with ESA before being assigned a mission

Manchester Evening News · Nov 23, 2022

British paralympian on course to be Europe’s first disabled astronaut

Bronze medallist sprinter picked to join European Space Agency’s training corps

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Nasa’s Artemis 1 rocket blasts off to the moon

The uncrewed mission around the moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022

Orbex to lead construction and management of Sutherland Spaceport

Forres-based business granted 50-year lease on the UK's first mainland vertical launch site

Insider UK · Nov 1, 2022

UK's first ever space launch edges closer as 'Cosmic Girl' lands in Cornwall

The UK's first ever horizontal satellite launch is set to boost opportunities for businesses and training

Birmingham Post · Oct 12, 2022

Glasgow students win £600,000 climate satellite design competition

The team now plans to use the prize money to build their satellite

Insider UK · Jul 27, 2022

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Daily Record · Jul 17, 2022

Biggest rocket engine manufacturing facility in the UK opens in Lanarkshire

Skyrora specialises in space launch vehicles for small satellites

Insider UK · Jul 13, 2022

Skyrora opens the UK’s largest rocket engine factory in Cumbernauld

British space company gears up for launch, with production commencing on three rockets at new facility

Birmingham Post · Jul 8, 2022

All about the Virgin Orbit space launch from Cornwall that's just weeks away

The mission signifies a giant leap for Cornwall's ambitions to be ahead of the UK space race (Updated January 2023)

Birmingham Post · Jul 4, 2022

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit to launch next satellite from Cornwall in 2022

Launcher One takes off horizontally, carried aloft by a modified Boeing 747 aircraft

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Birmingham Post · Apr 14, 2022

Space jobs in Wales more than double as sector employment grows across the UK

The first satellite developed in Wales is due launch this summer in a historic moment for the UK space industry

Insider UK · Apr 13, 2022

Scotland accounts for one fifth of UK space workforce after jobs boost

Figures from the UK Space Agency show Scotland has the highest proportion of its population employed in the sector compared to any other part of the UK

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2022

Saudi Space Commission, UK Agency Sign MoU on Peaceful Use of Outer Space

The Saudi Space Commission (SSC) and the UK Space Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the peaceful use of outer space. The agreement is aimed at providing a framework for cooperation in space activities, reviewing areas of common interest in the peaceful uses of space, and…

Birmingham Post · Feb 3, 2022

UK to invest in 10 'space clusters' to support industry's growth

The UK Space Agency said the cash would support new and growing companies, and create jobs, across the country

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