April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
... regional authorities of the Azores, with technical support from ESA. The UK has been contemplating a spaceport for vertical launch to orbit in various guises for decades - an orbital spaceport was initially suggested in the 1960s, when studies took...
12 February 2020
Planning is submitted for Europe’s first vertical launch site
... observation could be made from Sutherland. David Oxley, director of business growth with HIE, believes that establishing vertical launch capability will mark a major advance for Scotland’s growing space sector. “This is a truly unique and innovative...
January 2022
De Ayrshire ad Astra
... before any vehicles have taken flight. But with the legislative framework in place, a number of horizontal and vertical launch sites under development and partnerships such as Prestwick and Astraius preparing nimble, versatile and elegant methods...
01 November 2022
NASA contractor to oversee Scottish spaceport construction
A Scottish rocket manufacturer and orbital launch services provider is to build and operate the first vertical launch site for satellites on the UK mainland for its eco-friendly Orbex Prime rocket, which is billed as a game-...
April 2019
Building the UK’s first spaceport
... to develop a very modest spaceport specifically designed to support vertical launch of small satellites into high inclination orbits such as polar ...over the northern seas is the preferred option for vertical launch in the UK. In July 2018, after a ...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... and exercising for emergency incidents. Continual skills training is essential for an effective firefighting response. Horizontal and vertical launch sites The emergency response plan for each LSO application will differ depending upon the mode...
