October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
... in Glasgow than anywhere in the world outside the US West Coast The recent growth of the space industry in Scotland - as part of a wider UK proposition to capture 10 percent of the global space market by the end of the decade - is a prime example...
October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
...engine will be tested at the company’s own test facility in Scotland. Engine test in July 2019. The third stage of the XL... UK space history. The Skyrora team in Edinburgh, Scotland. After considerable research and negotiation, Skyrora acquired the ...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... horizontal launch from Newquay in Cornwall, while there are other sites in advanced planning for vertical launch in Scotland. In total, there are seven prospective UK launch sites, including the Shetland Isles, the Hebrides, Sutherland, Campbeltown...
12 February 2020
Planning is submitted for Europe’s first vertical launch site
... hub on the A’ Mhoine peninsula, Melness, near Tongue in Scotland is approved. This would pave the way for the latest generation...launched into an Earth orbit from the northern Highlands of Scotland within the next two years. The construction of the ...
10 December 2020
Orbex secures $24 million funding round for Scottish space launch
.... The new investments secure the roadmap to the first launch from the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport in Scotland. "Orbex is an impressive UK company which is developing a strongly differentiated and innovative launch solution for the rapidly-growing...
18 November 2020
AstroAgency secures funding for Scottish Space Leadership Council
...Ivan McKee, welcomed the UKSA’s recognition of the importance of a unified industry voice from Scotland. “The Scottish government's aim is for Scotland to secure a £4 billion slice of the global space market by 2030, an ambitious but realistic target...
