What does the "spaceport" look like, which will launch the first satellites from Britain?
Everyone expects the launch of satellite-borne missiles from the United Kingdom by 2020, which will soon turn into reality. The Cornwall Space Port has been funded by more than $ 28 million, to be built at Cornwall, Newquay, Along with Cornwall, Virgin Orbit and the British Space Agency, and in partnership with a local institution.
Space port
According to the British daily Daily Mail, Virgin will use the site to carry small satellites into orbit aboard LauncherOne, which is flown in by carrier aircraft.
The rockets
The British space agency will provide $ 10 million to fund the planned Cornwall Center for $ 15 million. More contributions are expected, including $ 0.6 million from the Cornwall and Els of Sealy Partnership for Local Projects, and $ 3.2 million from Virgin Orbit, the US space launch services company.
The port is satellite
The collected support will enable the development of facilities for launching small satellites from the United Kingdom in early 2020.
The development of this spaceport is expected to create many new jobs and allow the UK to compete in the global market for the deployment of small satellites in Earth orbit and the industry is likely to reach 3.9 billion pounds by 2030.
The missile carrier
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