The first orbital satellite to set off for space from western Europe will be launched from Cornwall in southwest England on Monday.
, part-owned by billionaire Richard Branson, who founded the Virgin Atlantic airline, plans to use a modified Boeing 747 with a rocket attached under its wing for the first time outside the company's base in the United States.
A successful ground test known as a "wet dress rehearsal", which involves fuelling the rocket inside a special safety zone, was held on Thursday, officials involved in the launch said. Britain has a large space industry employing 47,000 people, who build more satellites than anywhere outside the United States, but those have had to travel to spaceports in the United States, French Guiana or Kazakhstan before they can make it into orbit.
"The ability to access low Earth orbit with micro-launches is definitely not a static market - it is one that is continuing to grow," he said. The mission has been dubbed "Start Me Up", after a Rolling Stones song released on Virgin's sister record label, and is a joint project with the UK Space Agency, Cornwall Council and Britain's Royal Air Force.
Now, Virgin Orbit hopes the launch will demonstrate the global reach of its 747-based system beyond traditional launchpads. It says it is in discussions to apply the same blueprint in Australia, Japan and elsewhere.
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