MELISSA THORPE
Historic UK rocket mission ends in failureA Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the 70-foot (21-metre) rocket took off from a spaceport in Cornwall, southwest England, at 2202 GMT.
UK’s first rocket launch gets boost with granting of crucial licence. See detailsVirgin Orbit will use Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747, to launch the LauncherOne rocket carrying nine satellites into space.
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