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'One small step for man, one BIG step for Cornwall': Excitement builds as locals prepare for Britain's first ever rocket launch from airport in Newquay
2023-01-10
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Launch at 10pm tonight has fuelled excitement by locals and aviation fans alike

  • One said today 'marks day when home becomes launch pad for rocket industry'

  • Virgin jumbo jet called Cosmic Girl will carry 70ft rocket to height of 35,000ft

  • Once target height is reached, the rocket will be released south of Ireland
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  Meanwhile, SpaceX has four rockets on four pads and two Dragons on orbit right now, with one capsule splashing down later today.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-01-10 12:28  

#3  Estes has really upped their game. That is a lot of glue and balsam wood.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-01-10 12:26  

#2  What happens next for Virgin Orbit? Richard Branson's cash-strapped firm fights for survival as it probes why historic Cornwall rocket launch ended in failure
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-01-10 10:27  

#1  Probe begins after Virgin Orbit mission to deploy satellites in space in the first launch of an orbital rocket from the UK ends in failure in devastating blow to Richard Branson
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-01-10 01:05  

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