15 March 2021
Edinburgh Women in Space Conference 2021
...Canadian Space Agency, Yvette Hopkins, Executive Vice-President of the Shetland Space Centre, and Sue Horne, Head of Space Exploration ... Yvette Hopkins will tell the fascinating story of the Shetland Space Centre whilst weaving in her own insights of ...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
...European context, new launch sites are springing up or are in advanced planning in places like Scotland (SaxaVord in the Shetlands and Sutherland on the mainland), Spaceport Cornwall (for horizontal launches) and Norway’s Andøya. These new spaceports...
25 October 2017
Firm announces plan to launch rockets from Scotland
... experience on a number of major Ukrainian space projects. Prior to attending the Rispace conference, Skyrora executives visited the Shetland Islands off the north east coast of Scotland as part of their search for a launch site.
27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
... more. Focus day presenters include: Mr Miles Carden, Director, Spaceport Cornwall Mr Scott Hammond, Programme Director, Shetland Space Centre Mr Luis Gomes, Chief Technical Officer, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Dr Robert Bond, Head of Future...
07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... around the common purpose of making launch a success is great news for the UK.” Scott Hammond, from the Shetland Space Centre, was also delighted to play a part in the workshop. “It was important to bring all parts of the...
