Spaceport Cornwall, located at Cornwall Airport Newquay, is the UK's first licensed spaceport and Europe's future air and space solution, offering a safe and responsible way to access space. As a horizontal launch site, it aims to support small satellite launches and aerospace innovation, working with companies developing horizontal launch systems. Spaceport Cornwall collaborates with partners like Cornwall Council, Goonhilly Earth Station, the UK Space Agency, and aerospace companies, with ambitions to become a world-leading location for manned and unmanned technology.
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The U.K. Space Agency offered up to £2 million in funding for horizontal spaceports like Spaceport Cornwall.
Virgin Orbit will require minimal resources to operate from Spaceport Cornwall, primarily ground equipment to support LauncherOne preparations and its Boeing 747 carrier aircraft.
Virgin Orbit signed an agreement with officials from Cornwall on 2018-07-16 to enable LauncherOne missions flown out of Cornwall Airport Newquay (Spaceport Cornwall).
An agreement to be signed 2018-07-16 could enable LauncherOne missions to fly from Spaceport Cornwall by 2021.
Cornwall Airport Newquay is entering a partnership with Virgin Orbit that could allow Virgin Orbit’s air-launched LauncherOne system to operate from Spaceport Cornwall.
A detailed plan to support LauncherOne launches from Spaceport Cornwall, including licensing the airport as a spaceport, will be developed after the partnership agreement is signed.