An English surfing resort was counting down the final minutes until it launches the first satellites from Western Europe on Monday, with Virgin Orbit’s "Cosmic Girl" awaiting take-off on the runway of Newquay’s spaceport in Cornwall. More than 2,000 space fans were positioned to see the modified Boeing 747 with a rocket under its wing take to the air before it soars out over the Atlantic Ocean, where after an hour it will release a rocket at about 35,000 feet (10,668 meters).
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