First orbital space launch on British terrority failed
The first orbital space launch on British terrority failed. Newquay Airport in Cornwall played host the inaugural space mission that saw a repurposed 747 jumbo jet attempt to launch nine satellites into space on Monday night (09.01.23) but it did not go as planned by the operator Virgin Orbit, a company owned by the billionaire Sir Richard Branson. The plane - dubbed Cosmic Girl - successfully lifted off however it suffered an “anomaly” therefore forcing it to make an unplanned landing back on the runway, leaving no one in the plane unharmed. Matt Archer, the agency's launch programme director...