30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
... the country. "Astraius continues to make exciting progress towards horizontal launch from Prestwick Spaceport in Scotland, while two vertical spaceport developments are focused on orbital launch from the Highlands & Islands, both already building...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
...some of the horizontal launch systems with which the UK space industry is involved. However, several of the proposed spaceport locations are in Scotland, which might be affected if Scotland, which voted to remain in the EU, has a further independence...
May 2019
A matter of perspective
... Foster, will be the hub for Virgin Galactic and other private space companies. Using local materials, Spaceport America is both sustainable and sensitive to its surroundings. The building’s sinuous shape seeks to embody the drama...
November 2021
The philosophy of space missions today
...also bring down-to-Earth advantages, its proponents claim. Spaceport City is a futuristic Japanese conceptual design project that... Japan Association hopes that Japan will have Asia’s first spaceport by the end of the decade. Rationale for space ...
April 2026
Rethinking the spacesuit as a biological system
... emerged through a convergence of education, outreach and research. While working on STEM initiatives linked to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland, he connected to the University of Arizona’s Center for Human Space Exploration and, through it, to Cameron...
10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... news has also been linked to renewed interest in the prospect of Sir Richard working with UK authorities to build a spaceport in the south-west corner of England, so that Virgin Galactic can expand launches beyond its current US facility...
