 If you have any connection to the UK, then this launch is the one it is impossible to not get excited for, as over the past seven days the equipment for Virgin Orbit's start-me-up flight has been arriving in Newquay. First up, the 747 carrier aircraft Cosmic Girl. She landed at approximately half six in the evening on Tuesday to a big crowd of people waiting on the apron and gathered outside of the airport perimeter. On Thursday, Cosmic Girl was taken for a quick circuit around the airfield before going for a full-blown flight rehearsal on Friday. Firstly, she flew up to M.O.D. Boscombe down for a quick touch and go before continuing out to the Atlantic, performing several loops as if they were about to drop the rocket. Landing late on Friday night, Launcher 1 was swiftly unloaded from the C-17 and rolled into the brand-new integration hangar which is owned and operated by spaceport Cornwall. The rocket looks a bit funky without the fairings, but don't worry, they were delivered separately along with some other ground support equipment on another chartered 747 freighter.