The head of Virgin Orbit has revealed that satellite launcher craft could take off from Spaceport Cornwall as soon as next year.
Dan Hart, CEO of Virgin Orbit, visited Newquay Airport on Tuesday where Spaceport Cornwall will be based.
Last month it was announced that Spaceport Cornwall was set to get a £20m funding boost to become the first horizontal launch site in Europe. The funding includes £12m from Cornwall Council and £7.85m from the UK Space Agency.
Virgin Orbit has signed an agreement to use Spaceport Cornwall for its horizontal small satellite launch system.
Mr Hart revealed that Virgin Orbit’s Cosmic Girl aircraft and Launcher One satellite system could be using Cornwall’s runway by the end of 2020.