23 October 2020
UK Spaceport Alliance welcomes launch announcement
... rapid progress towards becoming Europe’s ‘go-to’ small satellite launch destination. The Shetland Space Centre, a member of the Spaceports Alliance, is a vertical launch site on the northerly island of Unst. The site will take advantage of Scotland...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... and deploy payloads on the lunar surface. Florida is making the investments in its statewide spaceport system, comprising of six spaceport territories including the Cecil Spaceport, to position the state to serve as the ground node for the next era...
06 November 2019
UK Space Agency confirms £7.35 million funding to support small satellite launch from Cornwall
...UK to be the first country in Europe to give its small satellite manufacturers a clear route from the factory to the spaceport. That’s why it’s so important that we are developing new infrastructure to allow aircraft to take off and deploy satellites...
22 September 2021
Prestwick deal with Astraius opens door for satellite launches
... more than favourable climate for regular launches and a strong heritage of innovation and engineering expertise. The spaceport forms a key part of a growing ecosystem of companies and talent that will act as a catalyst to stimulate economic activity...
24 May 2021
Virgin Galactic makes first flight to space from New Mexico
... the mothership, VMS Eve, and reached space, at an altitude of 88 kilometres (55 miles) before gliding smoothly to a runway landing at Spaceport America. On VSS Unity’s flight deck were CJ Sturckow and Dave Mackay, while Kelly Latimer and Michael...
July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
..., expensive satellites are replaced with fleets of easily replaced smallsats. A private plane on the ‘Gateway to Space’ apron at Spaceport America. This changing landscape posed severe challenges for the antecedent regulatory regime under the Outer...
