Orbex Secures £16.7M Investment to Accelerate Development of Sustainable Orbital Launch Vehicle
UK-based spaceflight company Orbex has secured £16.7 million in funding from six significant investors, bringing the total funds raised to £102 million. The investment will support the development of Orbex's Prime, a 19-metre-long, two-stage rocket designed to transport small satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) while prioritizing sustainability...
Japanese Space Startup Powers Rockets with Cow Manure
Japanese space infrastructure firm Interstellar Technologies (IST) recently achieved a remarkable engineering feat – successfully testing a rocket engine powered by an unconventional sustainable fuel derived from cow manure. Interstellar Technologies Founded in 2005 when private space activity was still nascent in Japan, IST has focused on affordable...
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,...