10 June 2019
One-kilometre-wide meteorite impact in UK found
The site of a one-kilometre-wide impact crater that was created when a meteorite struck Scotland 1.2 billion years ago – the largest to have hit the British Isles – has finally been unearthed 11 years ...
14 April 2021
Satellite support for Scottish seafood industry
... as signalling the "innovative, forward-thinking nature of a traditional sector often condemned as old fashioned”. With Scotland being a global leader in seafood production, as well as a rising star in space exploration and satellite technology...
25 October 2017
Firm announces plan to launch rockets from Scotland
... the Reinventing Space conference taking place in Glasgow, Scotland, this week. Edinburgh-based Skyrora, which is ... commitment to the development of the industry,” added Smith. “Scotland is an ideal place from which to operate. Its launch suitability...
12 September 2022
Scotland’s space sector flexes its green credentials
...well as the importance of promoting satellite data for environmental monitoring. Scottish Business Minister Ivan McKee said: “Scotland’s space industry has enormous growth potential and is rightly recognised as a key new market opportunity within the...
18 July 2018
Boost for UK space sector as Scotland and Cornwall to offer spaceport facilities
...airshow, UK, report that Lockheed Martin is to establish vertical launch operations in the remote A'Mhoine Peninsula in Sutherland, Scotland, while at the other end of the country Virgin Orbit has selected Spaceport Cornwall as its preferred base ...
22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
... first launch in spring 2024 from Prestwick Spaceport in Scotland after signing deals with two key suppliers for its innovative...base its launch and range operations in the UK at Scotland’s Prestwick Spaceport, which will provide all necessary ground-...
