German Rocket Startup to Launch Monthly from UK’s Northernmost Spaceport
A German rocket startup is gearing up for the summer when it will attempt the first-ever satellite launch into orbit from the UK. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is one of several firms with eyes on the night sky that plan to use the recently opened SaxaVord spaceport on...
Lift-Off Granted: Remote Shetland Isle to Host Britain’s First Vertical Rocket Launches
The UK space industry has gained a new extraterrestrial gateway in an ancient North Atlantic outpost. SaxaVord Spaceport, located on the northernmost island of the remote Shetland archipelago, has just become the first British site to receive a license for commercial vertical space launches. This milestone approval from...