of truth, dignity and respect. in a speech to cheering supporters in prague, petre pavel said it was time to return those values to politics. now on bbc news click. this week we are trying to get to space. which is even harder than it sounds. lara messes up the house. oh, no, i spilt my coffee! and then clears up. mind the cat, though. and fancy a drink? we are saving water. cheers. .and trying to save nick from himself. oh, no, he is getting a tattoo. there is no going back from this. lara: it is a pretty i spectacular view from earth s orbit. spencer: and there many things that have that view these days. a couple of space stations and thousands of satellites. and more and more companies want to put stuff up there. did you know that the closer you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? ah. that is because that is where the earth is spinning fastest, so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and that is why the uk spa
you are to the equator, the easier it is to get things up to the right speed to go into orbit? that is because that is where the earth is spinning fastest, so as you launch, it gives you an extra whang. and that is why the uk space port is way down south in cornwall. and that is why it was there, earlier in the year that virgin orbit attempted the first satellite launch from uk soil. marc cieslak: the uk s first functioning spaceport is here in cornwall. we are creating a huge cluster of space technology. the global value of the space economy is somewhere in the region of $360 billion. to the uk it is 16.5 billion pounds every single year. newquay airport usually hosts small passenger and private aircraft but is now home to spaceport cornwall. rockets will not launch from the ground here. private companies instead will take advantage of the runway which is one of the longest in britain, and ideal for an innovative method of satellite deployment via a rocket called launcher 1,