There are only 2 "#spaceport" 🚀 so far in #OpenStreetMap which pretended to be one unless they never launched something to #space 🌌 (for a considerable amount of time) : #SpaceportAmerica and #CornRanch (#BlueOrigin's #NewShepard launch site) https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/keys/aeroway%3Asuborbital#values. #SpaceportCornwall 🛫 has never been one (other than for propaganda) https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1105816254
There's a considerable amount of #launchpad ⚪ (#balloon 🎈, #research #rockets...) https://taginfo.openstreetmap.org/search?q=launchpad#values
What's the minimum requirement to call #launch 🚀 infrastructure a "#spaceport" ? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:aeroway%3Dspaceport
#CornRanch #BlueOrigin #NewShepard #SpaceportCornwall #VirginOrbit
SpaceNews: Spaceport Cornwall expands facilities following Virgin Orbit failure
https://spacenews.com/spaceport-cornwall-expands-facilities-following-virgin-orbit-failure/
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#spaceportcornwall
#virginorbit
Spaceport Cornwall, which provided the runway for Virgin Orbit’s failed launch from the U.K. in January, opened a new operations facility April 27 to attract more businesses in the wake of its flagship customer’s bankruptcy.
Back to work with a bump this week. Still tired after covid, but getting there. Long day with an evening class yesterday, and I've just done the BBC local radio round about last night's attempted #RocketLaunch from #SpaceportCornwall, with eight interviews in just over an hour 😅
Thank goodness for chocolate-coated coffee beans, that's all I can say!
The first stage of #launcherOne from last night's #virginOrbit launch as it re-entered & captured by a security camera in Lanzarote, Canary Islands #space #spacePortCornwall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUhxkPp4Mcw&ab_channel=RedSPMN%2FSPMNNetwork
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