Tue. 01/10 - Is "Y'All" Actually... British?

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

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🗓️ 10 January 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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A historic satellite launch in the United Kingdom ended in disappointment last night. Plus, how “y’all” left the south and its surprising possible origins in… seventeenth century England? Links: UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails (AP) UK space launch: Historic Cornwall rocket launch ends in failure (BBC) Britain's satellite hopes undimmed by mission failure (Reuters) The first orbital launch attempt from the UK ends in failure (Ars Technica) Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st launch from UK (Space.com) Even before Monday’s launch failure, Virgin Orbit’s finances were dismal (Ars Technica) China's First Mission to Mars Seems to Be Struggling (Gizmodo) 'Y'all,' that most Southern of Southernisms, is going mainstream – and it's about time (The Conversation) Y’all: It’s Older Than We Knew (History News Network) Y’all: the Most Inclusive of All Pronouns (The New York Times) Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:28.7	it's tuesday january 10th 20 2023. I'm Jackson Bird today. A historic satellite launch in the United Kingdom ended in disappointment last night. Plus, how y'all left the South and its surprising possible origins in 17th century England.
0:56.2	Here's some cool stuff for your ride home.
1:01.1	The United Kingdom's plans to get a leg up in the space sector sputtered to a halt Monday evening
1:07.7	when the first ever attempt to launch satellites from UK soil ended in failure.
1:14.2	Enthusiasm for the future did not fizzle, however, Melissa Thorpe, head of Spaceport Cornwall,
1:20.5	the launch site in southwestern England, said to the media, quote,
1:24.4	this isn't the first time we've been knocked. This is the biggest, definitely,
1:28.3	but I feel okay and we'll get up and we'll go again. End quote. U.S.-based Virgin Orbit
1:35.4	used a modified 747 named Cosmic Girl to launch a rocket, dubbed Launcher 1, meant to release
1:43.2	over the Atlantic Ocean and deploy nine
1:45.9	small satellites earmarked for various domestic and civilian uses into orbit.
1:51.5	According to a statement from Virgin orbit, about two hours after the plane took off and
1:57.4	after the rocket was successfully released from the plane, an anomaly occurred that
2:02.6	prevented the rocket from reaching orbit. The rocket and all nine satellites were destroyed.
2:08.9	UK Space Agency launch program director Matt Archer said it was an issue with the second stage
2:14.6	or upper segment of the rocket. He did not yet confirm whether the rocket
2:19.0	had fallen back to Earth, but assured the BBC that if it did, it would have done so over
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