Britain Ready for First Space Launch as Virgin Orbit Gets License
Source: Virgin Orbit
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. has been granted a license to launch satellites from the UK, paving the way for the first ever space mission from European soil early in the new year.
The UK Civil Aviation Authority gave Virgin Orbit permission to operate from Spaceport Cornwall in southwest England after an official sign-off from Transport Secretary Mark Harper, according to a statement from the regulator on Wednesday.