03 February 2020
“Breakthrough” 3D-printed rocket engine tests completed in Fife
... source – a process which is attracting major interest in the space race sector. The technology developed by Skyrora means Ecosene will be able to produce 600kg of usable kerosene from 1000kg of certain waste plastics in the space of 24 hours. The...
05 March 2020
50th Anniversary of Black Arrow's first successful rocket launch
... to power the final upper stage of its 22-metre tall XL rocket and its high grade fuel Ecosene. Developed by Skyrora, Ecosene converts waste plastics that otherwise would be disposed of in landfill or in oceans into the greener, more socially...
09 July 2021
Skyrora launches challenge to de-orbit historic satellite
... in the manufacture of its rockets and has also developed its own green rocket fuel, Ecosene. Made from waste plastic, Ecosene could prevent more than 3,000 tons of unrecyclable plastic going to landfill by 2030. The challenge...
20 May 2020
Skyrora completes first UK ground rocket test in 50 years
... are pressure fed into a Skyrora 30 kN engine, but when commercial, the company plans to use their own Ecosene, an equivalent Kerosene fuel made from un-recyclable plastic waste. This is Skyrora’s first sub-orbital flight vehicle...
12 January 2021
Skyrora reveal new UK-built vehicle in live test
... while minimising any impact on the local environment. This is coupled with the use of eco-friendly fuel, Ecosene, powering the vehicle to ensure the UK has the most environmentally friendly space industry in the world. The...
