cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin 0rbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uk's first functioning spaceporte creating a huge cluster of space technology. the global value of the space economy is somewhere in the region of $360 billion. to the uk it is 16.5 billion pounds every single year. newquay airport usually hosts small passenger and private aircraft but is now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets will not launch from the ground here. private companies instead will take advantage of the runway which is one of the longest in britain, and ideal aircraft but is now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets will not launch from the ground here. private companies instead will take advantage of the runway which is one of the longest in britain, and ideal for an innovative method of satellite deployment via a rocket called launcher i, courtesy of a company called virgin 0rbit. it is no ordinary rocket launch. this converted 7a7 carries a rocket underneath its wing which has nine microsatellites inside. the aircraft will take off from here and fly out over the atlantic and ascend to an altitude of 35

and that's why the uk spaceport is way down south in cornwall. yeah. and that's why it was there earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. the uk's first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we're creating a huge cluster of space technology. - the global value of the space economy is somewhere in the region of $360 billion. to the uk, it's {16.5 billion every single year. newquay airport usually hosts small passenger and private aircraft. it's now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets aren't going to launch from the ground here, though. instead, private companies will take advantage of its runway, which is one of the longest in britain, and ideal for an innovative method of satellite deployment via a rocket called launcherone, courtesy of a company called virgin orbit. and it's no ordinary rocket launch. this converted 7a7 carries a rocket underneath its wing, which has nine microsatellites inside. the aircraft will take off from here, fly out over the atlantic and ascend to an altitude of 35,000 feet,