By Eva Corlett, Published by the Guardian, 17 October 2022 The commercial space company rejects criticism of satellite launches for the US military A New Zealand commercial space company, Rocket Lab, has faced new opposition to its activities on behalf of foreign militaries, with one New Zealand Green MP saying
Published by The Conversation, 17 October 2022 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
By Jonathan Amos, Published by the BBC, 16 October 2022 The rocket that will conduct the first ever orbital mission from UK soil has been delivered to its spaceport. Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne vehicle came into Newquay, Cornwall, late on Friday on a military plane from California where it was made.
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
