UK space technology company LauncherOne is pursuing a potential UK launch site for its Virgin Orbit system. The firm's managing director Patrick McCall has signed an agreement with Cornwall Council and Cornwall Airport Newquay, which is seeking to develop its space launch business as "Spaceport Cornwall". The agreement could see LauncherOne in future operating its air-launched spacecraft using a Boeing 747 aircraft flown from the airport. It has interest in a number of other launch sites in the US and elsewhere, including Italy, where it has signed a similar airport deal.
UK space technology company Virgin Orbit is pursuing a potential UK launch site for its LauncherOne system. The firm's managing director Patrick McCall has signed an agreement with Cornwall Council and Cornwall Airport Newquay, which is seeking to develop its space launch business as "Spaceport Cornwall". The agreement could see Virgin Orbit in future operating its air-launched spacecraft using a Boeing 747 aircraft flown from the airport. It has interest in a number of other launch sites in the US and elsewhere, including Italy, where it has signed a similar airport deal.