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Virgin Orbit Receives UK's First Orbital Launch License

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Tom Patton
Dec 23, 2022
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The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority has issued its first orbital launch license to Virgin Orbit to undertake the first satellite launch from UK soil. The granting of the launch and range control licenses represents a major step forward for the historic Start Me Up mission, and reflects the CAA’s concurrence that all reasonable steps have been taken by Vir…

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