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For the first time - we were told - a mission launched from British soil would see a rocket slip the surly bonds of Earth - or, to be more precise, Cornwall.
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But an 'anomaly' following the launch at Newquay Airport last night saw Virgin Orbit's cargo of satellites burn up in the atmosphere somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, and with it - perhaps - the notion of the UK becoming a major player in the new space race any time soon.
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But an 'anomaly' following the launch at Newquay Airport last night saw Virgin Orbit's cargo of satellites burn up in the atmosphere somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, and with it - perhaps - the notion of the UK becoming a major player in the new space race any time soon.
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