10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... news has also been linked to renewed interest in the prospect of Sir Richard working with UK authorities to build a spaceport in the south-west corner of England, so that Virgin Galactic can expand launches beyond its current US facility...
20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
... Space Hub Sutherland) on the North coast of Scotland. It is the first vertical launch spaceport to be built on the UK mainland and will become Orbex's 'home' spaceport, where the company will launch up to 12 rockets per year for the deployment...
25 April 2018
New Skyrora launch vehicle focused on UK lift-off!
...satellite market by providing low-cost access to space from a UK spaceport, is working hard to finalise plans for an inaugural test of ...a number of key companies, including Scottish spaceport development companies, Westcott based European Astrotech, ...
21 November 2019
Orbex opens doors to Europe’s most modern rocket factory
... and one 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...
15 December 2020
Virgin Galactic test flight fails to reach space
... scenario that intentionally halted ignition of the rocket motor. Following this occurrence, our pilots flew back to Spaceport America and landed gracefully as usual. When I became CEO, I was briefed on the safety engineering of our Spaceflight...
December 2014
India joins the major league with the Mars Orbiter Mission
... – when almost 75 per cent of global missions have failed This mission, launched on 5 November 2013, at India’s vast spaceport Sriharikota near Chennai, had excited everyone, and millions across the country watched the developments on 24 September...
