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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Tom Ambrose

MYSTERIOUS: Uk now seen as toxic for satellite launches mps told - What They Never Told You

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket at Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay.
Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket at Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay. The launch failed due to a dislodged fuel filter. Photograph: UK Space Agency/PA

Britain’s failed attempt to send satellites into orbit was a “disaster” and MPs are being urged to redirect funding to hospitals, with the country now seen as “toxic” for future launches.

Senior figures at the Welsh company Space Forge, which lost a satellite when Virgin Orbit’s Start Me Up mission failed to reach orbit, said a “seismic change” was needed for the UK to be appealing for space missions.

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