First orbital UK rocket takes off but suffers 'anomaly'

A historic rocket - that will blast satellites into space - has been launched from Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport. A modified Virgin Boeing 747 with a 21-metre rocket attached to its wing was launched from Newquay. LauncherOne was successfully dropped from Cosmic Girl over the Atlantic but later suffered an 'anomaly'. Virgin Orbit, the operator of tonight's launch, has said: "We appear to have an anomaly that has prevented us from reaching orbit." In more positive news, Cosmic Girl successfully landed back here at Spaceport Cornwall. Follow live updates: https://trib.al/2FPGCL3 #Rocket #Spaceport #Cornwall SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí https://www.youtube.com/channel/skynewsespanol Sky News videos are also available in German here/Hier können Sie außerdem Sky News-Videos auf Deutsch finden: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHYg31l2xrF-Bj859nsOfnA To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales