Virgin Boeing 747 to launch rocket into space

At the far southwestern tip of England, dangling into the Atlantic, the remote region of Cornwall rarely feels like the center of the world. But recently locals have been feeling tantalizingly close as they've watched a very special plane fly low overhead, taking off from the runway at little Newquay Airport -- the 29th biggest airport in the UK -- and circling the skies above the coast before touching back down. (edition.cnn.com) Más...