SaxaVord Spaceport has become the second launch facility in the United Kingdom to receive its milestone approval to begin construction. This comes after Sutherland Spaceport, another British vertical launch facility, cleared legalities last year and is now also in a similar position to begin its construction.
The United Kingdom continues to make progress towards both vertical and horizontal launch facilities being built and becoming operational, ready to host a variety of British and international launch providers as soon as this year, with the governmental and commercial ambition to make the country’s presence known in the expanding orbital launch market.