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Here's why everyone is so excited about tonight's Cornwall's launch.

Being a — technology. this is about the uk being a leader, keeping a safe and secure _ being a leader, keeping a safe and secure in _ being a leader, keeping a safe and secure in terms of encryption but also making sure we are a global leader— also making sure we are a global leader in— also making sure we are a global leader in this fast—growing sector. is a leader in this fast—growing sector. is a historic— leader in this fast—growing sector. is a historic night. it is a uk equivalent of the apollo moon shot moment— equivalent of the apollo moon shot moment from a few decades...

Yeah, there's a huge growing market for small satellites. these are kind of cube sats. the total payload may be about 300 kilograms for what this rocket can launch, and it's going into a very, very useful orbit. you might not think the uk is a very good place for launching satellites, but into a sun synchronous orbit, that's almost from the north pole to the south pole. that makes it a very useful orbit for things like earth observation, climate data, weather and also intelligence gathering, communications, navigation as well. that's tim peake. i'm joined now byjosh western, ceo of space forge...

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As we see more launches from cornwall and scotland, will be doing much more over the next few years to grow that already £16 billion space sector. but it is also a huge moment for cornwall and the north of scotland and glasgow, and leicester for the space clusters around the uk. you know, this isn't all in cambridge, this is all around the country. and for viewers tonight struggling with the cost of living, this isn't about space tourism, this is about mainstream economy, from our phones, to gps, to every working office. we are increasingly reliant on space technology and this is about the uk...