 Forget Cape Canaveral, coastal Cornwall will make UK space history this summer when the first satellite launch will be carried into space on board a Virgin Orbit rocket as part of the Prometheus-2 project. The UK Space Agency said the launch would advertise the UKs capability to provide small satellite launch services just as demand from satellite and other space-tech companies rockets and supply is squeezed as many companies eschew Russian providers due to the war in Ukraine. 