April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... to handle a future environment which will see more than 100 launches a year from the Cape. That next era of launch activity will be accompanied by horizontal and vertical launches and landings of rockets and spacecraft that will be manufactured here...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... from Newquay in Cornwall, while there are other sites in advanced planning for vertical launch in Scotland. In total, there are seven prospective UK launch sites, including the Shetland Isles, the Hebrides, Sutherland, Campbeltown and Prestwick...
10 December 2020
Orbex secures $24 million funding round for Scottish space launch
... achieve, including the first ever vertical launches from UK soil.” Orbex has already confirmed six commercial satellite launch contracts, with the first launches expected in 2022. The company's preferred launch site will be the Sutherland spaceport...
05 June 2019
UK government backs ambitious space plans
... will help further our position as a leader in the new space age. Alongside our commitment to the proposed vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, this is making the UK the most attractive place in Europe for those looking to Earth’s orbit...
06 November 2019
UK Space Agency confirms £7.35 million funding to support small satellite launch from Cornwall
... regulatory approvals. Spaceport Cornwall estimates a horizontal launch spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay could create 150...including £31.5 million to help establish launch services from a new vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland.
23 October 2020
UK Spaceport Alliance welcomes launch announcement
... sector’s 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...
