The UK has moved a step closer to blasting its first rocket beyond the atmosphere after granting the proposed launch site a spaceport licence.
Spaceport Cornwall, which is based at Newquay's airport, has been authorised to host rocket lift-offs after meeting required safety, security, and environmental standards.
The announcement it had won Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval came hot on the heels of NASA launching its most powerful rocket this morning, firing the starting gun on its historic bid to return humans to the moon.
While Cape Canaveral has hosted plenty of launches dating back to 1950, Cornwall's first remains in the pipeline.
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