By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 12 October 2022 Cosmic Girl touched down at Spaceport Cornwall just as the Sun was going down over the Atlantic The aeroplane that will be used for the first-ever satellite launch from the UK has touched down to begin mission preparations. The 747
By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 6 October 2022 Preparations for an earlier LauncherOne mission at Mojave Air and Space Port. Virgin Orbit says it's completed technical preparations for its next launch but is still awaiting a launch license from the U.K. government. Credit: Virgin Orbit WASHINGTON — Virgin Orbit
By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Published by Wired, 23 September 2022 Virgin Orbit will launch satellites from the country for the first time, bringing orbital flight capability to Europe. As early as next month, a modified Boeing 747 jet will fly from Cornwall, the southwestern tip of the United Kingdom, out over
By Elizabeth Howell, Published by Space.com, 2 September 2022 Spaceport America and other private space launch facilities worldwide have a new entrant to the market: Canada, which aims to fly 'green' rockets in 2023. Spaceport America is getting a Canadian competitor. A private Canadian rocket facility aims to send clean-tech
By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 30 August 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force is moving forward with plans to transform the way it manages major launch ranges after briefing industry this month on a forthcoming operations and maintenance contract. Ranges in Florida and California have seen huge growth
By Sandra Erwin, Published by SpaceNews, 18 July 2022 The United States has no closer ally than the United Kingdom. The two nations have collaborated on space-related security efforts for decades. U.S. and U.K. space officials are now discussing the next steps to strengthen the partnership, a conversation that has
By Jonathan E. Hendry, Published by Simple Flying, 28 June 2022 The company will launch its "Straight Up" mission from Mojave Air and Space Port as soon as tomorrow as it prepares to commence UK launches. Virgin Orbit’s upcoming Straight Up mission will send two satellites into Low-Earth Orbit (LEO)
By Thomas Moore, Published by Sky News, 21 June 2022 The Spaceport will be a significant boost to the economy of Cornwall, one of the UK's most deprived regions. A prototype space factory that can produce materials impossible to make on Earth will be on the first rocket to launch
