Historic UK rocket launch ends in failure – BBC News
BBC, 10 Jan 2023
The first ever satellite mission launched from UK soil has ended in failure.
A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of, Cornwall, England, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean.
The rocket ignited and appeared to be ascending correctly. But word then came from the company that the rocket had suffered an "anomaly".
The satellites it was carrying could not be released and were lost.
Cosmic Girl, the carrier 747 jet, returned safely to base.
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A jumbo jet operated by the American Virgin Orbit company carried a rocket out of, Cornwall, England, to release it high over the Atlantic Ocean.
The rocket ignited and appeared to be ascending correctly. But word then came from the company that the rocket had suffered an "anomaly".
The satellites it was carrying could not be released and were lost.
Cosmic Girl, the carrier 747 jet, returned safely to base.
Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
#Space #England #BBCNews
