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Source close to Shapps says: ‘Grant wasn’t aware anyone had edited the picture’

The UK Space Agency is going to investigate what went wrong with Virgin Orbit’s Launcher One rocket, which failed in its mission to send nine satellites into orbit.

Astrobiologists may be able to find life on one of Saturn's tiny moons from space.

Teams behind historic mission describe tearful scenes but express determination to try again

Britain's hopes of becoming a prime launch site for small satellites remain intact despite the failure of what would have been the first launch into orbit from western Europe, business minister Grant Shapps said on Tuesday.

An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal. A Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the 70-foot (21-meter) rocket took off from a spaceport in Cornwall, southwest England, at 2202 GMT, AFP…

Devastated space fans trudged home after discovering the UK's first orbital space launch had failed.

Rocket carried beneath the wing of a modified Boeing 747 separated from the aircraft but failed to reach orbit.

Britain's first-ever orbital space mission has failed to reach orbit due to an "anomaly", according to Virgin Orbit, just hours after excited crowds celebrated its historic launch