»I finally tried the #Meta #AI in my #RayBan #smartglasses thanks to an accidental #UKlaunch – and it's by far the best #AIwearable.« https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/i-finally-tried-the-meta-ai-in-my-ray-ban-smart-glasses-thanks-to-an-accidental-uk-launch-and-its-by-far-the-best-ai-wearable?eicker.news #tech #media

NASASpaceflight.com: Orbex breaks ground on Sutherland Spaceport as UK prepares to enter domestic launch market - NASASpaceFlight.com

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/05/orbex-sutherland-spaceport/
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#sutherlandspaceport

SpaceNews: Spaceport Cornwall expands facilities following Virgin Orbit failure

https://spacenews.com/spaceport-cornwall-expands-facilities-following-virgin-orbit-failure/
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#spaceportcornwall
#virginorbit

Virgin Orbit ceasing operations 'for the foreseeable future:' report | Space

https://www.space.com/virgin-orbit-ceasing-operations-foreseeable-future
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Struggling Virgin Orbit in funding talks with VC • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2023/03/24/virgin_orbit_sec_update/
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That was a most underwhelming rocket launch. Hopeless presentation quality. Filmed on a potato and accompanied by muzak. Mission control looked like a portacabin. Rocket has of course disappeared. But at least there were burger vans for the folks who ventured to Newquay. It couldn’t get any more British… #UKLaunch #VirginOrbit #StartMeUp #CosmicGirl

Gutted for the boys and girls who worked so hard on this.

as if the sight of an actual space rocket at a tiny Cornish airport wasn't enough, there's a film here about one of the satellites hoping to launch tonight - Space Forge, who want to be the SpaceX of satellites, are testing their re-entry tech: https://youtu.be/SeXaQJ3j100

#CosmicGirl #UKlaunch #CountdowntoCornwall

Ahead of the first rocket launch from Spaceport Cornwall later today, I spoke to Space Forge co-founder Josh Western about the company and its future ambitions.

This includes more than a dozen launches per year, returning satellites to Earth, making chips in orbit, and making microgravity-as-service a commercial reality.

https://techmonitor.ai/technology/emerging-technology/uk-space-launch-spaceforge-virgin-orbit

#space #uklaunch #orbit #manufacturing