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Galactic Britain anticipates launch after year beset by failure and delays
source link: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/12/27/galactic-britain-take-off-space-launch-failure-delays/
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Galactic Britain anticipates launch after year beset by failure and delays
Industry is hopeful that 2024 will mark a new chapter for UK’s space endeavours
27 December 2023 • 11:00am
A CGI image issued by SaxaVord showing a rocket taking off from Lamba Ness in Unst, Shetland
Credit: SaxaVord UK/PA
A year ago, on a freezing air strip in Cornwall, engineers from Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit were making their final preparations for what was supposed to be the first orbital space launch from British soil...
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