Spaceports are sites built to launch rockets into space. Sites in the UK include Spaceport Cornwall, SaxaVord in Shetland and Space Hub Sutherland. These stories follow the spaceports and the companies planning to launch from them.
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In a groundbreaking development for the UK's space industry, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted the German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) the first licence for a vertical rocket launch from…
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
A German rocket startup is gearing up for the summer when it will attempt the first-ever satellite launch into orbit from the UK.
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Space
The UK space industry has gained a new extraterrestrial gateway in an ancient North Atlantic outpost.
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Space
The UK Space Agency has awarded UK-based launch services company Orbex £3.3 million under the European Space Agency's "Boost!" initiative supporting commercial space transportation.
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Space
In the heart of Glasgow, the past meets the promise of the future. Decades ago, the UK celebrated its only successful satellite launch with the Black Arrow rocket.
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Aerospace, Defence & Marine
As we venture deeper into the 21st century, the quest to explore and utilize space has taken centre stage in global technological advancements.
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Scotland's historic Sutherland Spaceport will launch rockets into space, led by Orbex, creating jobs, boosting the economy, and setting a new standard…
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Space
The UK’s space sector has shown a remarkable dynamism in the past few years. According to the latest official figures, the sector’s revenue grew about 5.1% in 2021, outpacing the global space industry.
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Having the capability to launch satellites from UK soil has been a long time coming. The recent attempted launch from Cornwall did not succeed, despite high hopes.
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Energy & Environment
A recent UK mission to launch satellites into space from Spaceport Cornwall in the west of England failed to deliver the satellites to orbit.
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Space
The first-ever satellite mission launched from UK soil may have faced a setback, but it's not the end of the journey!
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Space
Moray based rocket company Orbex has been granted a fifty-year lease on UK´s 1st mainland vertical launch spaceport site.
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