15 September 2021
Scottish billionaire ends legal challenge to Space Hub Sutherland
...Chief executive Tim Kirkwood said. “There remain deep reservations that additional, space-related development consents will be sought in connection with Space Hub Sutherland. We are mindful that extensive commitments have been made that the spaceport...
10 December 2020
Orbex secures $24 million funding round for Scottish space launch
... launch services company. 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...
12 February 2020
Planning is submitted for Europe’s first vertical launch site
... orbit from the northern Highlands of Scotland within the next two years. The construction of the space hub – which would be called Space Hub Sutherland – is expected to generate a total of around 250 well-paid jobs across the region and at national...
21 August 2020
Scottish spaceport formally approved by Highland Council
...Council North Planning Applications Committee granted its final approval for the construction of a “Space Hub” in the northern county of Sutherland. The Space Hub Sutherland project, put forward by the Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), consists...
16 September 2020
Spaceport developers form new alliance to accelerate UK growth
... Leadership Council (SSLC). Its membership comprises three vertical rocket launch sites – Shetland Space Centre, Space Hub Sutherland, and Spaceport 1, Western Isles – along with two that plan to operate plane based, horizontal launches – Glasgow...
05 May 2023
Construction begins at UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport
... announced that construction has begun at Sutherland Spaceport (formerly known as Space Hub Sutherland) in Scotland, making this the ...over the coming years, including 40 jobs in Sutherland and Caithness. Economic impact assessments commissioned by ...
