Spaceport Cornwall says a pause in operations by Virgin Orbit does not alter its plans.
Cornwall Council, which owns the Spaceport, said its "focus" was to "continue to grow".Image source,Dan Hart, chief executive at Virgin Orbit, told staff the firm needed time to finalise a new investment plan, a source who attended a staff meeting told Reuters news agency.
"Our focus at Spaceport Cornwall is to continue to grow the space cluster in Cornwall, alongside progressing relationships with spaceflight operators.Image source,The satellite launcher failed because a rocket fuel filter had become dislodged, causing one of the engines to overheat, said Virgin Orbit
Steve Double, Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay, told BBC Radio Cornwall: "It's clearly disappointing but Spaceport Cornwall was never just about Virgin Orbit."It was always about having a facility that other operators could use." He said that work had been going on "for many many months behind the scenes with other potential operators in the future".
He said: "The facility we have created in Cornwall is world-leading for satellite launch, that is still there and still available for anyone in the future who wants to launch satellites from a horizontal take-off."
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