February 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
.... Turning a daily or weekly launch schedule into a visitor attraction would be a good way to promote and pay for a spaceport Historian Nicholas Hill, who researched the thinking behind the Royal Aircraft Establishment’s apparently unlikely first...
23 October 2020
UK Spaceport Alliance welcomes launch announcement
... 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 of Scotland...
April 2020
Space Florida - gateway to an interstellar future
... and deploy payloads on the lunar surface. Florida is making the investments in its statewide spaceport system, comprising of six spaceport territories including the Cecil Spaceport, to position the state to serve as the ground node for the next era...
06 November 2019
UK Space Agency confirms £7.35 million funding to support small satellite launch from Cornwall
...UK to be the first country in Europe to give its small satellite manufacturers a clear route from the factory to the spaceport. That’s why it’s so important that we are developing new infrastructure to allow aircraft to take off and deploy satellites...
22 September 2021
Prestwick deal with Astraius opens door for satellite launches
... more than favourable climate for regular launches and a strong heritage of innovation and engineering expertise. The spaceport forms a key part of a growing ecosystem of companies and talent that will act as a catalyst to stimulate economic activity...
September 2024
Liberating access to space
... UK-US start-up Astraius is pioneering an innovative approach to its planned global launch operations which it aims to start from spaceports based in the UK. Astraius will use the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft, a tried and tested system capable...
