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On Monday evening, the UK launched its first orbital space mission from UK soil.
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It was the first international launch by Virgin Orbit, a privately owned company.
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It could not reach orbit due to an "anomaly" reported Tuesday morning.
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The mission was attempted by Virgin Orbit.
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Virgin Orbit claimed it had seen an "anomaly” in a satellite launch.
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It was said that it had stopped the rocket from reaching orbit.
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It said, "We are evaluating this information."
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The rocket carried nine small satellites. It was nicknamed "Start Me Up" after the Rolling Stones song.
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A crowd of around 2,000 people attended the takeoff in Cornwall.
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The nine satellites the rocket was set to bring into orbit had to be used for both civil and defense purposes.