By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 8 December 2022 WASHINGTON — Just days after setting a launch date for its first launch from the United Kingdom, Virgin Orbit announced Dec. 8 it was delaying that mission for weeks because of technical and regulatory issues. In a statement provided to SpaceNews,
By Aria Alamalhodaei,Published by TechCrunch, 8 December 2022 Virgin Orbit is retargeting a launch that was supposed to take place as soon as next week from Cornwall, England — and that was to be the first spaceflight to depart from British soil — due to additional technical to-dos and remaining
By Lauren Boland, Published by The Journal, 7 December 2022 Virgin Orbit is planning to launch a satellite this month from Spaceport Cornwall, which is based at an airport in south-west England. ACCESS TO IRISH airspace is set to be briefly restricted when a satellite is launched by the UK
The Jumbo will release the rocket over the Atlantic OceanBy Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 6 December 2022 The first ever orbital space launch from the UK is expected to take place on the night of Wednesday 14 December. Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company will run the
Published by the BBC, 26 November 2022 Plans to launch satellites from aircraft got a major lift after £12m of funding was approved by a local council. The cash is a key part of getting the Virgin Orbit satellite launch system off the ground, as part of project Spaceport Cornwall
By Kieren Williams, Published by the Mirror, 14 November 2022 At a spaceport on the northernmost Shetland Isles, there are potential plans to dig soundproofed holes that otters and other wildlife can hide in to escape the din of rocket launches Soundproof bunker-like holes could help otters flee the din
By Alexandra Wood, Published by the Yorkshire Post, 11 November 2022 For 30 years the industrial-looking pyramid on the North York Moors has kept a beady eye on space. Its motto is Vigilamus: We are watching. But to many what it does remains a mystery. One of the most sophisticated
Published by BBC News, 10 Novenber, 2022 An environmental assessment of plans to launch satellites into space from a site in Shetland has gone out for consultation Views have been sought on an environmental assessment of Shetland's planned SaxaVord spaceport A launch pad complex and tracking stations have been proposed
