After nearly a three-year wait, Scottish space company Skyrora has secured the United Kingdom’s first vertical launch license for a domestically based rocket firm, paving the way for suborbital missions from the SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
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EuropeanInternationalUncrewed
RFA and SaxaVord target UK’s first vertical orbital launch
by Martin SmithRocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is determined to debut its RFA One rocket by the end…
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Launch providers step closer to first orbital launch from UK soil
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RFA static fires at SaxaVord Spaceport as other UK spaceports continue to develop
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Orbex breaks ground on Sutherland Spaceport as UK prepares to enter domestic launch market
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Virgin Orbit attempted to carry out the first satellite launch from the United Kingdom on…
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OneWeb has resumed deployment of its satellite constellation with the launch of 36 satellites aboard…
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Soyuz launches OneWeb mission to secure Northern latitude coverage
by Leo BruceThe eighth delivery of OneWeb satellites into Earth orbit lifted off at 12:48 UTC launch…
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Plans to launch small satellites from the Scottish Highlands took a step closer to fruition…
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British astronaut Major Timothy Peake is to become the first British government-sponsored astronaut to fly…