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The mission started so well. at spaceport cornwall, it was time for the jumbo jet to take off. and there it goes. it�*s lift off for the plane. but this is just the beginning. the next step is to release the rocket and start a new era for uk space. godspeed, launcher one, godspeed, cosmic girl on this historic both european and uk mission to open space for everyone. 2,000 people came to watch, ready to see what they thought would be a moment of history. an hour into the flight, the rocket, called launcher one, fired its engines after it was released from the plane. so far, so good. but then,...

Editor rebecca morelle. the mission started so well. at spaceport cornwall, it was time for the jumbo jet to take off. and there it goes. it�*s lift off for the plane. but this is just the beginning. the next step is to release the rocket and start a new era for uk space. godspeed, launcher one, godspeed, cosmic girl on this historic european and uk mission to open space for everyone. 2000 people came to watch, ready to see what they thought would be a moment of history. an hour into the flight, the rocket, called launcher one, fired its engines after it was released from the plane. so far, ...

To plan. those leading the mission said they were absolutely gutted. from cornwall our science editor has more. the mission started so well. at spaceport cornwall, it was time for the jumbo jet to take off. godspeed, launcher one, godspeed, cosmic girl on this historic both european and uk mission to open space for everyone. 2000 people came to watch, ready to see what they thought would be a moment of history. an hour into the flight, the rocket, called launcher one, fired its engines after it was released from the plane. but then, this. it appears that launcher one has suffered an anomaly, w...

Released from the plane. but then this... it appears that launcher0ne has suffered an anomaly which will prevent us from making orbit for this mission. a second engine burn had failed. the mission was over. just absolutely devastated. you know, we put our heart and soul into this, and it's such a personal journey for me as well. and my family were here. so, yeah, it was pretty, pretty rough. but i feel ok, i feel 0k. and i think it willjust be a few days ofjust kind of letting it sink in a little bit. and this is thought to be the remains of the rocket, captured on camera. coming back down—t...