24 February 2021
Orbex commissions industrial 3D printer for rocket engines
... and main stage turbopump systems annually, as the company scales up its production capabilities for launches of its Prime rocket. The multi-million pound deal was signed with AMCM after a series of successful trials printing various...
10 December 2020
Orbex secures $24 million funding round for Scottish space launch
...compelling examples of this evolving sector.” Conceived and developed as an environmentally sustainable launch system, the Orbex Prime rocket uniquely uses bio-propane, a renewable biofuel that cuts CO2 emissions by 90 percent compared to traditional...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... Orbex plans to deliver small satellites into Earth orbit from the Sutherland spaceport using its innovative Prime rocket which uses a single renewable fuel, biopropane, that cuts carbon emissions by 90 percent compared to hydrocarbon fuels. Vertical...
21 August 2020
Scottish spaceport formally approved by Highland Council
... the far north of Scotland makes it ideal for small rockets launching on northerly trajectories – targeting polar and sun-synchronous...based startup Orbex Space, who plan to fly their Orbex Prime rocket from Sutherland. Orbex is one of a number of ...
