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First rocket launch from British soil set for Monday

If all goes to plan, and the weather cooperates, satellites will be blasted into space from Spaceport Cornwall as part of the Start Me Up mission. The initial window for the historic mission will open at 10:16 pm (2216 GMT) on Monday, with additional back-up dates continuing into mid and late January

Published 08.01.2023 22:23
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It was originally hoped the launch could take place before Christmas but due to technical and regulatory issues it had to be pushed into 2023. On Thursday, Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne system successfully completed an end-to-end launch rehearsal. Dan Hart, Virgin Orbit chief executive, said: "After ensuring that every technical aspect is sound and every regulation and code has been satisfied, it is gratifying to see this historic endeavour on the verge of coming to fruition.
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