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LauncherOne: Virgin Orbit reveals why UK’s first rocket launch failed as it plans further attempts | Science & Tech News
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The first rocket launch from UK soil failed because of a premature shutdown in the rocket that prevented LauncherOne from reaching orbit, Virgin Orbit has said. The opening part of the mission went according to plan, the company said, as its plane took off from Spaceport Cornwall, Britain’s first such site, at Newquay Airport. A…
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After landmark rocket launch ends in heartache, where does UK space industry go from here? | Science & Tech News
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It was supposed to be the night that the UK strapped rocket boosters to its attempt to make a dent in the new global space race. Yet no amount of awe or excitement on the ground at Spaceport Cornwall could will the LauncherOne rocket into completing its mission, one that would have made the seaside…
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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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Start Me Up: How to spot the first rocket launch from UK soil | Science & Tech News
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The first orbital rocket launch from UK soil is almost upon us – and you won’t have to be right on site to see it for yourself. In fact, you won’t even have to be in the country. When LauncherOne blasts off into space on Monday 9 January, carried skyward from Spaceport Cornwall by the…
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Start Me Up: Will the UK host its first rocket launch before Christmas? Everything you need to know | Science & Tech News
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The UK is gearing up to host its first ever rocket launch – but it’s quickly becoming a race against time to take off this side of Christmas. The fabulously named Cosmic Girl is due to take off from Cornwall, with rehearsals having been given the green light following the granting of the UK’s very…
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Cost of living: Air fryer sales rocket by 3,000% as consumers seek to slash energy costs | UK News
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Demand for energy efficient air fryers has soared by up to 3,000% since the same time last year amid soaring energy bills, figures suggest. Sales of some air fryers are up 2,000% since the summer, according to price comparison website PriceRunner. The most popular air fryer on the site, the Ninja AF400UK, has seen the…
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Remote Scottish peat bog to become British mainland’s first ‘traditional’ rocket launchpad | Science & Tech News
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A remote peat bog owned by Scottish crofters is to become the first ‘traditional’ rocket launchpad on the British mainland. The site, on the A’ Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, north-west Scotland, will see up to 12 launches a year, with rockets lifting off vertically from the ground. The location is seen as ideal for launching…
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Jumbo jet to launch UK’s first rocket into space | UK News
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The jumbo jet that will launch the UK’s first rocket into space has arrived at Cornwall’s Newquay airport. Cosmic Girl, a former Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747, has carried more than 2.5 million passengers on almost 8,300 flights. But now the seats have been ripped out, the upper deck has been converted into a control centre…
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Blue Origin rocket grounded after first launch failure for Jeff Bezos’s space company | Science & Tech News
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The rocket company owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suffered its first launch failure – with an escape system flinging the crew capsule to safety. Pictures show flames shooting from the engine about a minute into flight and the capsule firing off from the rocket’s nose. It later landed in the Texan desert…