06 November 2019
UK Space Agency confirms £7.35 million funding to support small satellite launch from Cornwall
... a range of industry-led projects including £31.5 million to help establish launch services from a new vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland.
21 November 2019
Orbex opens doors to Europe’s most modern rocket factory
... at a secure location in the UK. Prime is expected to be the first rocket to take off from the proposed spaceport in Sutherland. On August 1, 2019, Orbex’s partner, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) confirmed that it had signed a 75-year lease...
17 January 2020
TriSept secures dedicated rideshare mission aboard Orbex Prime
... aboard an Orbex Prime launch vehicle set to lift off in the fall of 2022 from the UK's first spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. With its expansion into the UK space market already underway, TriSept is building a multiple spacecraft manifest...
07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... industry together to start to craft a range solution that will suit all,” he said. Roy Kirk, of Space Hub Sutherland, added: “The workshops were a great success. SSLC provided a valuable opportunity for key players in Scotland’s space...
23 October 2020
UK Spaceport Alliance welcomes launch announcement
... significant step forward 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...
25 January 2021
Students vie for places in UK's growing space industry
... connections for future rocket engineers working on our orbital launch vehicles, which are intended to launch from Sutherland in Scotland." “We’re very excited to be partnering with Orbex on the National Rocketry Championship 2020-2021; their support...
