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A modified jumbo jet will fly out of Cornwall on a mission to send nine satellites to orbit.

Cosmic Girl, a modified Boeing 747 plane, is set to carry Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket and its payload of satellites up into the air so the rocket can release them into orbit

Virgin Orbit's Start Me Up mission is scheduled to lift off at 10:16 pm GMT on Monday from Spaceport Cornwall, marking a historic day for the UK's space sector.

A giant leap for the U.K. space sector is set to take place tonight as Virgin Orbit readies for its first-ever launch from Britain, and from Europe.

Virgin Orbit scheduled to make inaugural UK flight on Monday evening from Britain’s first spaceport at Newquay Airport

Heres why everyone is so excited about tonights Cornwalls launch.

Being a — technology. this is about the uk being a leader, keeping a safe and secure _ being a leader, keeping a safe and secure in _ being a leader, keeping a safe and secure in terms of encryption but also making sure we are a global leader— also making sure we are a global leader in— also making sure we are a global leader in this fast—growing sector. is a leader in this fast—growing sector. is a historic— leader in this fast—growing sector. is a historic night. it is a uk equiv...

Yeah, theres a huge growing market for small satellites. these are kind of cube sats. the total payload may be about 300 kilograms for what this rocket can launch, and its going into a very, very useful orbit. you might not think the uk is a very good place for launching satellites, but into a sun synchronous orbit, thats almost from the north pole to the south pole. that makes it a very useful orbit for things like earth observation, climate data, weather and also intelligence gathering, commun...

Virgin Orbit’s Start Me Up mission heralded as start of new space era as Boeing 747 to deliver rocket carrying satellites into orbit

As we see more launches from cornwall and scotland, will be doing much more over the next few years to grow that already £16 billion space sector. but it is also a huge moment for cornwall and the north of scotland and glasgow, and leicester for the space clusters around the uk. you know, this isnt all in cambridge, this is all around the country. and for viewers tonight struggling with the cost of living, this isnt about space tourism, this is about mainstream economy, from our phones, to gps,...