Newquay Airport is normally residence to small plane, however now it’s additionally residence to the UK’s first functioning spaceport.
As an alternative of launching vertical rockets from the location, Spaceport Cornwall makes use of transformed plane to hold rockets as much as 35,000ft earlier than detaching and launching them into area.
After a profitable take off, the corporate’s maiden mission failed in January 2023 after the rocket skilled an anomaly.
Two extra typical vertical rocket launch services are being inbuilt Scotland, which means the UK area race is now on.
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