A Very British Space Launch

A look at how Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit space company sought to conduct a space launch from the United Kingdom. Features a behind-the-scenes account of the company's efforts and how staff contended with a range of challenges and dangers in their effort to successfully launch a vehicle from a spaceport in Cornwall. Also includes a look at events in mission control on 9 January 2023, the day of the ultimately unsuccessful launch, and what exactly went wrong in Britain's attempt to join the space race.