05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
... and ensures our national security. These exciting plans from Spaceport Cornwall and Virgin Orbit to make horizontal launch a reality from Cornwall will help further our position as a leader in the new space age. Alongside our...
16 September 2020
Spaceport developers form new alliance to accelerate UK growth
..., Space Hub Sutherland, and Spaceport 1, Western Isles – along with two that plan to operate plane based, horizontal launches – Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport, and Machrihanish Airbase Community Company, Argyll. Discussions are also at an advanced stage...
23 October 2020
UK Spaceport Alliance welcomes launch announcement
... for the UK’s spaceflight ambitions and - in parallel with ongoing developments at Space Hub Sutherland and Spaceport 1, as well as horizontal launch sites Prestwick Spaceport, Machrihanish, Llanbedr and Spaceport Cornwall - represents the...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
.... Three vertical spaceports are currently under development in the Highlands & Islands, in addition to two horizontal launch locations; Prestwick Spaceport, which already boasts a vibrant aerospace hub bolstered by significant infrastructure and...
April 2025
Azores rising – Portugal’s Atlantic outpost vying to become space gateway
...advanced planning in places like Scotland (SaxaVord in the Shetlands and Sutherland on the mainland), Spaceport Cornwall (for horizontal launches) and Norway’s Andøya. These new spaceports are designed primarily around small and sometimes medium-lift...
22 May 2020
Virgin Orbit to attempt first orbital launch starting Sunday
... Orbit will have done something no one has ever done before — lighting an orbital-class, liquid-fuelled, horizontally-launched vehicle in flight, Richard Branson’s firm said in a statement Wednesday. After separation of the first stage, the smaller...
