03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
... it was supporting the site at the A’ Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, as being the first vertical launch orbital access Spaceport in Britain for northward direction polar orbit and high inclination Sun-synchronous satellite payloads. The government...
05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
...UK space strategy and governance The UK Space Agency and Cornwall Council intend to make available up to £20 million for Spaceport Cornwall and US launch operator Virgin Orbit to develop facilities and operational capabilities that would enable small...
15 July 2016
The Week in Space: Business Digest, July 8-15
...Galactic. So far the British government' policy regarding the spaceport has been limited to helping with the legal and regulatory... small-satellite markets and infrastructure requirements for a spaceport. Rocket Lab wins launch contract from Planet. ...
01 November 2022
NASA contractor to oversee Scottish spaceport construction
..., Orbex CEO, said the company would become the first European launcher business to also manage a dedicated spaceport. “It is an important competitive advantage to the company, which will make it really easy for us to work with customers as we scale...
13 January 2021
Portugal envision building a spaceport on the Azores islands
...the Portuguese Space Agency has said it is looking at building a spaceport on the Azores islands. Located about 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) ... identified the Azores as a potential place for a spaceport and access to space. “It is important that industry...
23 October 2020
Shetland spaceport boosts UK's plans for launch
...government. Shetland Space Centre anticipates that by 2024, the spaceport site could support a total of 605 jobs in Scotland... boost for the local economy. Our investment in Scottish spaceports is creating hundreds of secure and skilled jobs for people...
