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Spaceport Cornwall... The Story So Far

The launch window for Virgin Orbit's 'Cosmic Girl' jet opens on Monday night, the plan is to fly from Newquay Airport and then release the Launcher One rocket. It will be the first horizontal rocket launch in Europe for 50 years and will release nine satellites into space. James Churchfield talks through how it all came about.

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