13 December 2023
Orbex awarded £3.3 million as part of ESA initiative
...be carbon-neutral in its construction and operation. The site will see the launch of up to 12 orbital rockets per year, with several commercial launch contracts with satellite manufacturers already secured. Sustainability is also a core driver in the...
08 January 2026
Azores spaceport secures launch agreement with South Korea
... systems, and testing facilities, with the goal of conducting its first commercial launch in the fourth quarter of 2026. The Malbusca Launch Centre is an island-based launch site located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, offering a high degree...
January 2020
Venture capital investment in space
... expectation is that we are going to see an inversion of that over the course of the next year or two, in that commercial launch will become the dominant part of this market. And we’re going to see a very significant spike in the number...
15 June 2020
Skyrora hits a milestone with suborbital rocket launch
... Shetland is very important for us because it’s a potential option for our Skyrora XL orbital commercial launch vehicle. To understand the local launch conditions learning more about the wind profiles in Shetland is critical. “Skylark Nano’s third...
28 July 2021
Bezos offers $2 billion in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract
... minimizes risk. Blue Origin’s initial HLS mission requires only three commercial launches. This very low number...lowers the risk of mission failure due to launch anomalies. This risk is further reduced by the fact that Blue’s HLS...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... this year the British government published a draft Spaceflight Bill aimed at providing a regulatory framework for the commercial launch of satellites from UK spaceports and though receiving much media publicity this should not be seen as something...
