In the early days of Cornwall's bid to build a spaceport "we got laughed at", Spaceport Cornwall boss Melissa Thorpe recalls.The first orbital space launch from the UK is due to take off on Monday from Cornwall Airport Newquay, eight years after it was shortlisted as a potential spaceport site.
Ms Thorpe said: "It is really hard to do - it is rocket science, and the longer we wait the more excited I get.What it means for Cornwall"All the way through there has been a fair amount of scepticism," Louis Gardner, the Cornwall Councillor with current responsibility for the project said.Mr Gardner said: "By investing in the spaceport we have not just invested to launch rockets into space. We have invested in a whole industry.
The spaceport itself is projected to employ 50 people in the next three years, and 250 businesses turned up at a recent open day event.
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