05 March 2020
50th Anniversary of Black Arrow's first successful rocket launch
... it survived launch recovery and is in stark contrast in the museum’s Cody Pavilion opposite a full-size replica of Britain’s first successful piloted, powered flying machine, British Army Aeroplane No 1A. Volodymyr Levykin, chief executive officer...
15 June 2020
Skyrora hits a milestone with suborbital rocket launch
... aim of reducing the cost of launches thanks to proven technology and advanced engineering methods. The firm draws on Britain’s launch heritage and aims to build a robust supply chain while creating new employment opportunities to inspire the...
21 August 2020
Scottish spaceport formally approved by Highland Council
... capability. A rival startup, Skyrora, also aims to fly its rocket – Skyrora-XL – to orbit from a launch site in Great Britain by the end of 2023.
03 October 2021
European-Russian Space Cooperation
... CNES was established by the end of that year, whereas, as the author points out with some chagrin, “Britain did not set up a space agency until 2010”. Mind you, the UK had Bernard Lovell (the impetus...
