Articles tagged: Glasgow Prestwick Airport

• 20 November 2020 Funding boost for Scottish airport’s spaceport plans

  ... within Europe for the first time, using modified aircraft that would begin their journeys from Glasgow Prestwick Airport. These aircraft will carry out rocket launches at high altitude and provide access to the orbits required...

  • Glasgow Prestwick Airport
  • Scottish Space Leadership Council (SSLC)
  • UK Space Agency (UKSA)
  • UK Space Centre of Excellence
• January 2022 De Ayrshire ad Astra

  ... As one of a number of developing launch locations, Prestwick could be viewed as a microcosm of the wider UK ecosystem. The Prestwick consortium, led by South Ayrshire Council and Glasgow Prestwick Airport, has operated largely ‘under the radar’, but...

  • Astraius
  • horizontal launch
  • Prestwick Spaceport
  • UK Spaceport
  Authors: Kevin Seymour     Mick O’Connor    
• 22 September 2021 Prestwick deal with Astraius opens door for satellite launches

  ... path to ensuring orbital launch from Europe becomes a reality.” Commercial Director at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Zoe Kilpatrick, added: “Glasgow Prestwick Airport is perfectly positioned to become a leading provider of space launch services after...

  • Astraius
  • horizontal launch
  • Prestwick Spaceport
  • UK Space Agency
• February 2016 The Benefits of a British Spaceport

  ...eight potential spaceport locations – all on the coast – are Campbeltown Airport (Scotland), Glasgow Prestwick Airport (Scotland), Llanbedr Airport (Wales), Newquay Cornwall Airport (England), Kinloss Barracks (Scotland), RAF Leuchars (Scotland), RAF...

  • British Spaceport
  • CAA
  • Mark Godsell
  • XCOR Lynx
  Authors: Mark Godsell