• Johnny O'Shea
• 09 Jan, 2023

In the early days of Cornwall's bid to build a spaceport, "we got laughed at", Spaceport Cornwall boss Melissa Thorpe recalls. "There were memes of pasties and cream teas being sent into space... but here we are." The first orbital space launch from the UK is due to take off on Monday from Cornwall Airport Newquay, eight years after it was shortlisted as a potential spaceport site.
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