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...
Scotland’s Historic Milestone: Sutherland Spaceport Propels UK into the Space Age
Scotland is about to enter a new era of space exploration with its first-ever vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland. This groundbreaking, carbon-neutral project will soon be firing rockets into the sky, with the fantastic folks at Orbex leading the way thanks to a whopping £14.6 million investment. Orbex,...
British rocket company reveal plans for Sutherland spaceport
Moray based rocket company Orbex has been granted a fifty-year lease on UK´s 1st mainland vertical launch spaceport site. The company will work with Spaceport specialist Jacobs to deliver the £20m construction project that will create forty new jobs in Sutherland. Orbex is known for its unique Orbex...