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Orbital rocket blasts into space after historic launch from UK soil | Science & Tech News
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An orbital rocket carrying nine satellites has been blasted into space after a historic launch from UK soil. LauncherOne, carrying nine satellites for deployment in Earth’s lower orbit, shot off towards the stars from around 35,000ft above the Atlantic, having been carried skyward by a converted jumbo jet dubbed Cosmic Girl. The former Virgin Atlantic…
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‘Bubbling of excitement’ as Cornwall prepares for UK’s first orbital rocket launch | Science & Tech News
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There’s a “bubbling of excitement” in the team preparing for the UK’s first orbital rocket launch but they are “laser sharp” as final checks are carried out, says the mission’s boss. The Start Me Up mission sets out from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport, with the launch window now starting around 9.40pm on Monday. It…
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Date confirmed for first orbital launch from UK soil | Science & Tech News
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A historic rocket launch that will blast satellites into space from the UK’s southwest coast will take place on Monday. So long as the weather cooperates, the initial window for the Start Me Up mission will open at 10.16pm, when the LauncherOne system will be carried skyward from Spaceport Cornwall. It will be nestled under…