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Vision. do you think from what you've heard so far and watching the press conference as with rishi sunak today, that we are moving toward some sort of announcement on planes? it is hard to tell. i think we are still— it is hard to tell. i think we are still some _ it is hard to tell. i think we are still some time _ it is hard to tell. i think we are still some time away— it is hard to tell. i think we are still some time away from - it is hard to tell. i think we are - still some time away from the planes but it— still some time away from the planes but it is— still some time away fro...

We basically have three different launch systems out there. we have our ground hardware, we have an entire aeroplane and a rocket. and so we have people that kind of specialise in each area of expertise here in the control room. so they're kind of looking at the data, making sure everything's healthy, consistent check ins throughout the day to make sure everything's going really well. and then we kind ofjust take it from there. the jumbo jet used to be a passenger plane, but now it's got a rocket fixed under its wing. and we've been given a rare chance for a look inside. 0n the lower deck, eve...

Back in newquay, the launch is fast approaching. virgin orbit�*s team, usually based in california, have decamped to cornwall, and they're setting up a new mission control here. it's quiet now, but on the night of the launch, it will be bustling. it's the nerve centre of a complex operation. we basically have three different launch systems out there. we have our ground hardware, we have an entire aeroplane and a rocket. and so we have people that kind of specialise in each area of expertise here in the control room. so they're kind of looking at the data, making sure everything's healthy, co...

And those, of course, are going to be high paid, high skilled jobs. there's still some way to go and more launch pads to complete. the next step, though, is to start testing rockets before the first shetland blastoff to space scheduled for 2023. back in newquay, the launch is fast approaching. virgin orbit�*s team, usually based in california, have decamped to cornwall, and they're setting up a new mission control here. it's quiet now, but on the night of the launch, it will be bustling. it's the nerve centre of a complex operation. we basically have three different launch systems out there....

Is fast approaching. virgin orbit�*s team — usually based in california — have decamped to cornwall, and they're setting up a new mission control here. it's quiet now, but on the night of the launch, it will be bustling. it's the nerve centre of a complex operation. we basically have three different launch systems out there. we have our ground hardware, we have an entire aeroplane and a rocket. and so we have people that kind of specialise in each area of expertise here in the control room. so they're kind of looking at the data, making sure everything's healthy, consistent check ins thr...