Cornwall channels Cape Canaveral with its first planned space flight

The flight, slated for Monday, involves a so-called horizontal launch, with a rocket deployed from beneath a modified Boeing Co. 747 jet departing from Newquay's former air force runway

The small group of nations to have sent rockets into the sky from their own soil is about to gain a new member as Britain makes its first ever launch from a seaside town better known for surfing and sandy beaches than space adventures.
 

The mission will take off from Spaceport Cornwall in Newquay, southwest England, the first of a clutch of bases through which the UK aims to establish itself as a major player in the sector amid surging demand for launch capacity.

The flight, slated for Monday, involves a so-called horizontal launch, with a rocket deployed from beneath