The Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the first rocket to launch into space from UK soil has taken off from Spaceport Cornwall.As the Start Me Up mission lifted off the runway at Cornwall Airport, hundreds of people watching the launch cheered and Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones was blasted out on loudspeakers.

The Virgin Orbit Boeing 747 carrying the first rocket to launch into space from UK soil has taken off from Spaceport Cornwall.As the Start Me Up mission lifted off the runway at Cornwall Airport, hundreds of people watching the launch cheered and Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones was blasted out on loudspeakers.