some sort of anomaly which meant that it didn t get to the right orbit and the satellites were not released. so it s a failure, i m afraid, for this first uk launch from uk soil, but they will come back, i m sure of that. they will need time to work out precisely went wrong and remember this is not the only uk launch that we will see from here in cornwall, there will be other launches as well later this year from scotland. so keep some hope, and this new industry, this nascent industry that they are developing will come true in the end. we ve been joined by a former nasa employee and editor of astrobiology.com, keith cowing. what with the protocol be after a failure like this? as a s employee. a failure like this? as a 5 employee- a failure like this? as a 5