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Virgin Orbit ready for historic UK launch after spaceport secures license

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Virgin Orbit ready for historic UK launch after spaceport secures license

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A U.K. spaceport that will host the first Virgin Orbit launch from non-American soil has received a license from the U.K. national regulator, clearing the way for what will be the first ever European orbital liftoff. 

Spaceport Cornwall, a converted airport in the southwest of England, is now all set for what will be the first orbital launch from the U.K. The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority issued a spaceport license to the airport, in Newquay on the British west coast, on Wednesday (Nov. 16) after the airport demonstrated compliance with “statutory requirements on safety, security, environment and other aspects,” the U.K. Space Agency said in a statement (opens in new tab)



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