April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
...further development of their Miura programme, a pair of reusable launchers designed for small satellites. Strong proponents of a Spanish spaceport, they have been looking at some of the Spanish islands for locations that could meet their requirements...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... of what the impact of activities will be and transparency of the outcomes. During the Cornwall Council investment process, Spaceport Cornwall commissioned an independent study from the University of Exeter on the carbon impact of the project and the...
April 2024
Planning, designing and delivering a spaceport
... February 2022. Events in eastern Europe have provided clear evidence that there is no guaranteed access to other nations’ spaceports, but these NewSpace organisations face significant challenges in the journey from idea to orbit. Until recently, the...
February 2020
Climate change and spaceports – a difficult balance
... Godsell wrestles with opposing views and strives to find a balance. I have supported the idea of a UK horizontal launch spaceport since it was first proposed in 2014. Others do not. One of their questions is: “if I accept climate change needs action...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the Pacific Spaceport Complex and Spaceport America. The UK’s Sutherland vertical launch site, and its potential future Newquay horizontal launch site...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... the regulatory framework and legislation for the basics of fire safety and emergency response, which applies to spaceports as much as to airports and similar facilities. The effective provision and management of on-site emergency response plans and...
