UK rocket: Plane takes off from Newquay ahead of Virgin Orbit launch
A repurposed 747 jumbo jet, Cosmic Girl, has taken off from Newquay Airport carrying a rocket that will take nine satellites into the sky.
It's the first stage of the first orbital space launch from UK soil.
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