BREAKING: The UK’s first orbital space launch has taken place and made history as it jetted off from a Cornish runway.
The UK’s first orbital space launch has taken place and made history as it jetted off from a Cornish runway.The modified Boeing 747 which was once a passenger plane – will carry a rocket into space.
The repurposed Boeing took off from Spaceport Cornwall, at Cornwall Airport Newquay just after 10pm and will mark the beginning of a new era of space exploration for the UK. ‘Space launch is a very serious business and we’ll be looking at integrating all the information about the system, about the weather, about the range,’ said Virgin Orbit boss Dan Hart.Instead, a modified Boeing 747 will carry the 21-metre LaucherOne rocket – which contains a number of small satellites – to 35,000ft before it fires into space and eventually reaches 8,000mph.
A select number of people watched live in person at the launch site, after tickets for the historic event were snapped up.Star seekers were delighted at being able to watch the rocket launch Some fans said it was going to be an out of this world experience The Virgin Orbit Launcher One rocket in its hanger at Newquay Airport First ever rocket launch from UK soil is about to take off
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