April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
.... Meanwhile, rideshare will remain the primary source of competition. Big picture The number of existing and aspiring spaceports around the world looking to support commercial small satellite launches is growing fast After decades of development, the...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
...the ground not only to support activities in space through commercial spaceports, but also to provide a continuous supply of innovation to ... its related working groups (including the UK Spaceport Alliance, Sustainable Space Task Force and Scottish ...
01 March 2016
Georgia, U.S: Space Flight Act passes judiciary committee
...officials, that Camden County, Georgia aims to house the next spaceport. Officials have already put plans in motion to start this ... lawsuits over noise complaints stemming from the possible spaceport in Camden, were also stripped from the measure...
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...
