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Spaceport Cornwall

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Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom
spaceportcornwall.com/
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Melissa Quinn has experience from the UK’s Spaceport Cornwall and Slingshot Aerospace.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 5, 2026Maritime Launch appoints Melissa Quinn to oversee spaceport readiness

Spaceport Cornwall hosted the first orbital launch attempt from U.K. soil in January 2023, conducted by Virgin Orbit, which failed to reach orbit.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralDec 5, 2024Orbex halts work on own spaceport, shifts launches to SaxaVord

In January 2023, Virgin Orbit conducted a mission of its LauncherOne air-launch system from Spaceport Cornwall.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralSep 16, 2024Still waiting for liftoff in the UK

Spaceport Cornwall, Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Wholeship Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralAug 29, 2024Cornwall’s Spaceport Cornwall to provide premier Future Air and Space solution for Europe

Spaceport Cornwall provided the runway for Virgin Orbit’s failed launch from the United Kingdom in January 2023.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralMar 7, 2024Slingshot Aerospace sets up UK base for global expansion

The U.K. Space Agency released a lessons learned report on 2023-12-14 about the "UK Pathfinder Launch," the 2023-01-01 Virgin Orbit LauncherOne launch from Spaceport Cornwall.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralDec 16, 2023Report outlines lessons learned from first U.K. launch

Spaceport Cornwall hosted an orbital launch attempt in January 2023 that used Virgin Orbit’s launch system and ended in failure.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralNov 3, 2023Norway opens Andøya spaceport

Spaceport Cornwall conducted its first launch in January 2023 and opened the Space Systems Operations Facility (SSOF) in April 2023.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipMay 31, 2023Canada’s Space Engine Systems says Hello to Cornwall’s testing facility at Spaceport

The partnership between Space Engine Systems and Spaceport Cornwall builds on a 2019 Memorandum of Understanding between the two organizations.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralMay 30, 2023Space Engine Systems signs a lease for a testing facility at Spaceport Cornwall

The leased facility at Spaceport Cornwall will be used to test Space Engine Systems’ Hello series of Mach 5 spaceplanes.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallTechnical ProductMay 30, 2023Space Engine Systems signs a lease for a testing facility at Spaceport Cornwall

Spaceport Cornwall had its first launch in January 2023 and opened the Space Systems Operations Facility (SSOF) in April 2023.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2023Space Engine Systems signs a lease for a testing facility at Spaceport Cornwall

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket on the Start Me Up mission from Spaceport Cornwall in England failed to reach orbit on 2023-01-09.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralFeb 7, 2023Virgin Orbit narrows down cause of LauncherOne failure

Virgin Orbit anticipates returning to Spaceport Cornwall for additional launches and is in discussions with UK government and commercial stakeholders to plan missions as soon as later 2023.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

Spaceport Cornwall received the United Kingdom’s first spaceport license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority in November 2022.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 16, 2023UPDATE 4: Virgin Orbit updates their “Start Me Up” mission anomaly

Virgin Orbit expects to return to Spaceport Cornwall for future launches and is in active discussions with key government and commercial stakeholders in the U.K. to plan mission opportunities as soon as later 2023.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative PlanJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

LauncherOne’s return-to-flight will take place from Mojave Air and Space Port in California, which hosted all five previous LauncherOne missions before the Spaceport Cornwall launch.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 12, 2023Virgin Orbit blames launch failure on upper stage anomaly

Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747 aircraft took off from Spaceport Cornwall in southwestern England at about 5:02 p.m. Eastern for the Start Me Up mission.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 9, 2023First Virgin Orbit U.K. launch fails

Spaceport Cornwall built a satellite integration facility that can be used by other companies when Virgin Orbit is not operating there.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallTechnical ProductJan 8, 2023Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch

The Start Me Up mission is scheduled to take off from Spaceport Cornwall as soon as 5:16 p.m. Eastern on 2023-01-09.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2023Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch

At the start of 2022, Virgin Orbit projected performing six launches in the year, including two from Spaceport Cornwall.

Mentioned as: Spaceport CornwallNarrative GeneralJan 8, 2023Virgin Orbit ready for first U.K. launch
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