the equator the easier it is to get things up to right speed in orbit? that's because that's where the earth is spinning fastest to give you launch an extra wind. and that's where the uk spaceport is way down south in cornwall. yup. and that's why it was there earlier in the year, the virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch in uk soil. the uk's first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we're creating huge clusters of technology. global value of the space economy is somewhere in the region of $360 billion, to the uk it's 60 and half billion pounds. every single year. uk airport usually host small passenger and private aircraft, it's is now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets aren't going to launch on the ground here though. instead private companies will take advantage of its runway, which is one of the longest in