Cornwall and Virgin Orbit are committing to a partnership seeking to deliver a horizontal launch Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay, UK by 2021, creating a satellite technology cluster of national importance.
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Cornwall and Virgin Orbit are committing to a partnership seeking to deliver a horizontal launch Spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay, UK by 2021, creating a satellite technology cluster of national importance.
Cornwall and Virgin Orbit are set to deliver the UK’s first horizontal Spaceport by 2021
One of the UK’s longest runways at 2,744m
Access to uncongested and clear segregated airspace
Direct access to sea and low population density
CAN is the newest airport in the UK, and already has state-of-the-art infrastructure. To provide a safe Spaceport environment, CAN will develop:
Routes to London Gatwick and Stansted plus regional cities such as Manchester, Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Newcastle. Good road access Superfast broadband
Enterprise Zone benefits, including tax breaks
Goonhilly Earth Station is the world's largest satellite earth receiving station
UK government support, tax breaks
Cornwall Council commissioned the University of Exeter to undertake a rigorous independent study of the carbon impact of launching Virgin Orbit from Spaceport Cornwall. This will inform a full mitigation plan to ensure the project is carbon neutral.
Cornwall Council commissioned the University of Exeter to undertake a rigorous independent study of the carbon impact of launching Virgin Orbit from Spaceport Cornwall. This will inform a full mitigation plan to ensure the project is carbon neutral.
