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A computer-generated image from SaxaVord spaceport of a rocket taking off from Unst, in the Shetland Islands. PA
A computer-generated image from SaxaVord spaceport of a rocket taking off from Unst, in the Shetland Islands. PA
UK's first orbital rocket launch could take place in October in Scotland
Announcement comes after Spaceport Cornwall tried a horizontal satellite launch in January