October 2019
Skyrora – building on British space heritage
... always ready to go at the next available weather window offers an unrivalled capability to respond quickly to our clients’ needs Skyrora owes much to the legacy of Britain’s early rocket programme which achieved orbit from Australia’s Woomera launch...
15 June 2020
Skyrora hits a milestone with suborbital rocket launch
... the launch days. Robin Hague, head of launch at Skyroa, said: “The launch signifies a vital step towards Skyrora’s ambitions to become the UK’s “go-to” satellite launch provider. We’re ecstatic and truly proud. This is a great success for Skylark...
09 July 2021
Skyrora launches challenge to de-orbit historic satellite
...in issuing the call to government agencies, space companies and academia to develop a technical plan to de-orbit the 66 kg satellite. Skyrora’s own space tug orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) is set to play a significant role in the mission, which could...
20 May 2020
Skyrora completes first UK ground rocket test in 50 years
...of hydrogen peroxide and kerosene which are pressure fed into a Skyrora 30 kN engine, but when commercial, the company plans to...the potential of what the UK Space holds for future,” Skyrora's chief executive officer, Volodymyr Levykin said. "With the ...
25 April 2018
New Skyrora launch vehicle focused on UK lift-off!
... technology inspired by Black Arrow – a British satellite carrier rocket developed in the 1960s – the launch vehicle (named Skyrora 1) will run on hydrogen peroxide and kerosene and will have a maximum payload of 150 kilograms. Its thrust...
12 January 2021
Skyrora reveal new UK-built vehicle in live test
... the final checkpoint prior to flight readiness of the stage. Passing this test puts Skyrora one step closer to the completion of their Skyrora XL vehicle. Skyrora Head of Engineering, Dr Jack James Marlow commented on the milestone: “We had the aim...
