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Cosmic Girl, the modified Boeing 747 on November 08, 2022 in Newquay, England. Virgin Orbit's carrier plane "Cosmic Girl," will be used to carry a rocket, named LauncherOne, under one of its wings which will then detach and journey on into the Earth's low orbit where it will release a number of small satellites. The launch, which is planned for next month, will be the first orbital launch from the UK. (Photo by Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

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How the Apollo missions led to Sir Richard Branson dedicating his life to commercial space travel (credit: Getty Images/Canva)

What led to Sir Richard Branson’s fascination with space travel?

The VMS Eve and VSS Unity (left) operated by Virgin Galactic, and New Shepard (right) operated by Blue Origin (Credit: Virgin Galactic/Blue Origin)

What are the differences between Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin?

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Virgin Orbit uses customised jet airliner ‘Cosmic Girl’ to launch its rockets (image: Virgin Orbit)

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Cosmic Girl, carrying Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket, takes off from Spaceport Cornwall (Photo: PA)

First UK space launch fails after suffering ‘anomaly’ during flight

Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl will be the first orbital launch from the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

The first space launch from the UK is due to take place today