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Tech & Science Daily podcast: ‘Start Me Up,’ the UK’s first space launch

Virgin Orbit has secured licences for the UK’s first space launch.

Evening Standard

Virgin wins permit to carry out UK's first ever space launch - from brand new facility

Virgin Orbit has secured licences to carry out the UK's first ever space launch in a mission named 'Start Me Up' - and the company plans to launch the aircraft from Cornwall

Daily Mirror

Virgin Orbit finally granted licence for delayed UK space launch from Cornwall

The launch was due to happen in December but will now take place after Christmas

Birmingham Post

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Virgin Orbit wins licences to operate UK's first space launch

Virgin Orbit is planning a launch from Spaceport Cornwall at Cornwall Airport Newquay in the coming weeks

Wales Online

UK space regulator licenses Virgin Orbit for spaceflight launch

Britain has issued the final licences to Virgin Orbit for the first satellite launch take-off from UK soil, the Civil Aviation Authority said on Wednesday.

Reuters

From Shetlands to Azores, Europe's Space Race Takes Off

Projects to develop space centers that can launch satellites into Earth's orbit are sprouting up around Europe, amid the soaring popularity of small rockets and the commercialization of space. By the end of this year, Spanish start-up PLD Space expects to launch its Miura-1 mini-rocket from the El Arenosillo site…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Blast-off for first British orbital space rocket

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Cornwall's Spaceport leaves 'already struggling' locals divided over benefits

The first space mission from the site in Newquay, Cornwall is expected to be conducted by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company in the coming weeks

Daily Mirror

Cornwall wins licence for UK's first space port to blast British rockets into sky

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Daily Mirror

Spaceport Cornwall gets green light for lift-off

The Civil Aviation Authority announced that the site in Newquay can be used for sending satellites into space.

The Independent UK

Cornish climate proves challenging for US space crew

American crew and technicians in UK for historic mission find persistent rain and wind ‘interesting but fun’

The Guardian - UK

'Kids believe it more than adults': What's next after Cornwall's first space launch

As Cornwall Spaceport prepares for the UK's first ever satellite space launch, Hannah Finch talks to Spaceport boss Melissa Thorpe about how this one giant leap is set to be the first of many

Birmingham Post

Ready for lift-off: first space launch from British soil poised to make history

In a boost to a fledgling industry, UK-built mini-satellites will soon be able to begin their journey into orbit on home ground

The Guardian - UK

Wales' first-ever satellite set to be blasted into space within weeks

The company behind the ForgeStar-0 wants to use outer space to transform manufacturing and lead a 'clean industrial revolution'

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Al Jazeera

The battle over space emissions in Cornwall

As the UK’s first rocket launch nears, space enthusiasts, climate activists, scientists and local residents are divided.

Birmingham Post

Wales' first satellite ready for UK space launch

ForgeStar-0 will launch this November with Virgin Orbit from Spaceport Cornwall

Manchester Evening News

Rocket arrives ahead of first ever space mission launched from UK

The LauncherOne will likely be sent into space from Cornwall in December as part of a historical journey

The Conversation

The UK is about to have its first space launch – but Cornwall is unlikely to become a new Cape Canaveral

Virgin Orbit, a US company which provides launch services for satellites, has announced that the first orbital space mission from the UK will blast off from Cornwall. The rocket, which will carry nine satellites, along with a launch aircraft have been delivered by an RAF C-17 – a military, heavy-lift…

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Wales Online

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket pictured heading to UK on RAF C-17 Globemaster ahead of Cornwall launch

It will be the first orbital rocket launch from British soil and the first British-led rocket launch since 1979

Birmingham Post

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

Evening Standard

72-foot space rocket coming to Kensington next week

If you’re a fan of spacecrafts, then this will be just your thing in South Kensington

Birmingham Post

Satellite launch from Spaceport Cornwall to take place 'soon', government confirms

The UK will soon become the first country to launch satellites into orbit from Europe

ABC News

How Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could boost Richard Branson's space ambitions

A deal to launch rockets from Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport could give Virgin Orbit a new advantage in the billionaire space race, but others have written the move off as a marketing gimmick.

ABC News

Virgin Orbit chooses Wellcamp Airport in Queensland to launch rockets within two years

A regional Queensland airport is set to become the third Virgin Orbit site in the world to launch satellites into space within the next two years.

Birmingham Post

British-built satellite set for first launch from Spaceport Cornwall

Oxford-built satellite Dover will be launched from Spaceport Cornwall in 2022

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