NEW FRONTIER Cornwall's - CORNWALL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD IN A GROWING GLOBAL MARKETPLACE: SPACE - Spaceport Cornwall
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Cornwall’s
NEW FRONTIER
CORNWALL HAS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LEAD IN A GROWING GLOBAL
MARKETPLACE: SPACE
THE UK’S SATELLITE
2021
LAUNCH SOLUTION
LEADING HORIZONTAL SPACE LAUNCH
COMPANY, VIRGIN ORBIT, IS BRINGING ITS
$1BILLION TECHNOLOGY TO CORNWALL
Cornwall’s
NEW FRONTIER
CORNWALL’S EXISTING ASSETS
ARE ATTRACTING LEADING SPACE
AND SATELLITE BUSINESSES
Industry leaders like Virgin Orbit are using new
technologies to lower the cost of accessing space
THE SPACEPORT
STORY
DELIVERING
The UK currently builds a large majority of the
world’s small satellites, but has nowhere to
FOR CORNWALL
launch them
150 direct jobs and 282 indirect jobs
The global launch market is worth c.£10b over
the next decade £200m of GVA in the next 5 years
Satellites are sent overseas at great expense Investment into Cornwall Airport Newquay
to grow all operations
UKSA, Virgin Orbit and Cornwall will offer
horizontal launch from Europe for the first time, Extensive supply chain opportunities
enabling UK built satellites to finally access space An opportunity to inspire a generation
Using an existing airport, Cornwall Airport of school children into STEM careers
Newquay, with a modified Boeing 747, the Attract further inward investment
partnership can offer launch at a lower cost
Cornwall will take a global lead
Satellites launched from Cornwall will be used for in sustainable space launch
Earth Observation, monitoring pollution, bringing
internet to remote areas, national security and
tracking illegal fishing (to name a few!)
Spaceport Cornwall will act as a catalyst,
attracting more high-value companies from
all sectors into Cornwall
INFRASTRUCTURE ENVIRONMENT
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Is a runway extension required? Does the project consider the
No runway extension is required Climate Change Emergency?
to operate Virgin Orbit Yes. The Spaceport will carry out a
Is a new hangar or terminal full Environmental Impact Assessment.
being built? Early research shows that spaceport
activities will account for only 1%
QUESTIONS
No new hangar or terminal is planned,
exisiting facilites will be upgraded of annual carbon emissions from
the airport.
Will existing business be displaced?
No existing businesses will be A carbon offset programme is being
displaced. The Virgin system will be designed to be carbon net positive,
integrated with airport operations which will include a full mitigation plan
What type of fuel will be used?
Non-exotic fuels will be used (standard TOURISTS
jet fuel, kerosene and liquid oxygen)
Will Tourists be travelling
into space from Cornwall?
FREQUENCY There are no current plans for human
spaceflight from Cornwall
Will there be frequent launches
from Cornwall?
Low Frequency : minimum 1, FUNDING
maximum 8 launches by year 5
Will Cornwall Council be directly
investing in Virgin?
LAUNCH No, the Council funding will be an
investment in airport infrastructure
Will Rockets launch vertically? that can be used for other activities.
No. Rockets will be launched off a For example, upgrading the runway
modified aircraft (horizontal launch) lighting to efficient LEDs
Will Rockets launch direct Will the Council investment
from Cornwall? take money away from NHS
No. The rockets will be deployed at and schools?
35,000 feet about 300-500 miles No. The Council will use separate capital
off the coast investment for this project, gaining
Is the system reusable? future commercial revenues from
The carrier system is completely Spaceport which can be reinvested
reusable into public services
PENZANCE CAMBORNE, POOL NEWQUAY
& REDRUTH Cornwall Airport
Hi 9
Spinner UK Newquay
Packetship Spaceport Cornwall
HAYLE Headforwards Virgin Orbit
Unmanned Engine House VRX Skyrora
Survey Solutions
Gyllytech Motion Signal
Ultrabeam Technologies
Hydrographic Bluefruit Software
CNC Design
CEFAS Mining Searches LAUNCESTON
RAF St Mawgan
Severn Subsea PV3 Technologies
Technology
NSSLGlobal
Gould Electronics BODMIN
Ram Gaskets Flann Microwave
ST AUSTELL
Teddington
TREGONY
Remeody
FALMOUTH
TRURO AND PENRYN
Ivstitia (myRJ) Satellite Applications
Stephens Scown LLP Catapult
RNAS CULDROSE GOONHILLY Foot Anstey LLP Clear Mapping
Goonhilly Earth Station Cool Earth
Avanti Communications Cornish Lithium
EDUCATION
University of Exeter Vital Spark
Falmouth University Navimeteo
Hirst Magnetics
Launchpad Falmouth
The Space Sector in Cornwall: Space businesses Glass Data
Camborne School
and businesses that use space technology, space of Mines Data Duolopy
services, satellite data or satellite applications. Truro and Jakwa
Penwith College Paddle Logger
Cornwall College Mojo Maritime
Plymouth University Armada Engineering
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