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Space Forge's first satellite was on board the failed Virgin Orbit mission from Cornwall.

Where we're seeing tremendous capability from these smaller satellites, they're often way back in the line for launch on one of these bigger vehicles. often they might be launched into an orbit, which isn't ideal for them because they're just the piggyback ride, so now is the time to develop a dedicated small satellite launch service, and that's exactly what we're going to have in the uk. and this unassuming box is one of the small satellites heading into space on this first launch. it belongs to a start up company called space forge, which is based in cardiff in wales. their satellites are mi...

It has been quite a week for the UK space industry. What was meant to mark a new era of space launch has sadly been put on hold after Virgin Orbit’s

In spite of the setbacks, it remains one of the UK's most productive sectors generating 'gross value added' of £133,233 per worker - three times the national average.

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