{"id":70085,"date":"2022-11-16T08:17:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T08:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/11\/16\/spaceport-cornwall-granted-operating-licence\/"},"modified":"2022-11-16T08:17:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T08:17:05","slug":"spaceport-cornwall-granted-operating-licence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/11\/16\/spaceport-cornwall-granted-operating-licence\/","title":{"rendered":"Spaceport Cornwall granted operating licence"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Aviation Administration has granted Spaceport Cornwall an operating license allowing it to host the UK’s first space launch.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the Newquay site could be used to send satellites into space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The first mission is expected to be carried out by Virgin Orbit in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The mission has been titled Start Me Up in honor of the Rolling Stones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A converted Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 named Cosmic Girl and Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket flew from California to Spaceport Cornwall last month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The 747 will take off horizontally while carrying the missile before dropping at 35,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The aircraft will return to the spaceport while the rocket will fire its engine and launch several small satellites into orbit with a variety of civilian and military applications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The CAA said Spaceport Cornwall has demonstrated that it has met the appropriate safety and environmental considerations to operate a spaceport in the UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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CAA chief executive Richard Moriarty said the grant of the license was a “historic moment” for the UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“We are proud to be doing our part to support the UK’s space ambitions by assessing the safety, security and other requirements of these activities,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“This is another important milestone in making this country a leading launch nation.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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British-made satellites have traditionally had to be sent to foreign spaceports to get them into space.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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