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Going to be an opportunity as well for the uk to reset itself particularly now that we have seen progress with talks in ireland and the post— brexit trade deal, that does mean that things can also now focus perhaps on the financial services and what is going on in london. {eek services and what is going on in london-— services and what is going on in london. , . ., in london. ok brilliant, thanks so much fiona. _ to the us now, where germany's chancellor scholz is due to meet president biden in the coming hours. top of their agenda is the us and europe's cooperation over ukraine. but there...

It's a pretty spectacular view from earth's orbit. and there are plenty of things that have that view these days. a couple of space stations and thousands of satellites. and more and more companies want to put stuff up there. did you know that the closer you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? ah! that's because that's where the earth is spinning fastest. so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. 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 attem...

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Space port is way down south in cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uk's first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we are 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 ...

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 microsate...