The Virgin Orbit rocket to be used to launch satellites from the UK next month arrives in Cornwall.
The first ever orbital mission from the UK will be using a "horizontal", air-launched system developed by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company.
All the company's missions to date have been conducted just off the coast of California, over the Pacific.The rocket, called LauncherOne, is just over 20m in length This paperwork is expected to be issued any day now. In the meantime, preparations will continue apace in Newquay.Also on Friday, all the ground support equipment arrived from California. This included the fuelling rigs for the rocket.
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