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Virgin Cosmic girl with loaded satellite rocket vehicle prepares to launch

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Richard Bransons cosmic girl 747 is seen from a public area with a fully loaded 69 foot satellite launch rocket under its left wing, only hours from the historic first launch from Newquay Cornwall Spaceport. eight small satellites are in the payload, a mixture of military and communication devices. The launch heralds a new era for the UK and Europe in space technology. A thousand tickets have been allocated for spectators. The flight plan takes the aircraft from Newquay towards the tip of Southern Ireland and then towards the Atlantic off Portugal for the release of the rocket where it will accelerate to 8000 miles per hour as it heads to orbit height around the earth. The actual rocket motors should be visible from numerous countries bordering the Atlantic.

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