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Re: First satellite launch from the UK set to go ahead tonight in Cornwall
Last nights failure was disappointing but that is no reason to stop trying. The early rocket attempts were far from perfect.
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10 Rocket Launch Failures That Changed History
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/spa...unch-failures/
We are the 2nd largest producers of satalites in the world. Being able to provide a relatively cheap method of deploying them will hopefully prove advantageous going forward. Aircraft based lauches can be made from many airports in the UK and .......
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Vertical launches are carried out in purpose-built spaceports. Two vertical launch sites are currently being built in the UK: SaxaVord Spaceport, on Unst in the Shetland Isles and Space Hub Sutherland, in Sutherland, Scotland.
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https://publications.parliament.uk/p...%2C%20Scotland.
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