Countdown to confusion: Cornwall Council is going ahead with its spaceport vote, despite the general election, despite having no Environmental Impact Assessment, and with Richard Branson’s rocket still firmly on the ground

Posted By Julia Penhaligon on 18th November 2019

By Julia Penhaligon Cornwall Council is going ahead with a crucial vote next week to plough £12 million of local taxpayers’ money into a Newquay spaceport, despite having carried out…

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Martin Sands

18th November 2019 at 6:32 pm

From the last time that I checked the shareholders status of Virgin Orbit, I believe that the following is applicable:
Virgin Group holds 33% of the shares in Virgin Orbit.
Virgin Group Holding Ltd is registered offshore in the BVI (British Virgin Islands).
Virgin Orbit headquarters is in Longbeach, Calif. USA.
37.8% of Virgin Orbit is owned by Aabar Investments PJS (the Sovereign Fund of Abu Dhabi).

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