27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
... are collaborating in this new era of SATCOM and more. Focus day presenters include: Mr Miles Carden, Director, Spaceport Cornwall Mr Scott Hammond, Programme Director, Shetland Space Centre Mr Luis Gomes, Chief Technical Officer, Surrey Satellite...
07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... workshop modules - range and trajectory management and governance, spaceport operations, and launch safety and indemnity - will be ... the regulations for safe and responsible launch.” Prestwick Spaceport’s Mick O’Connor stated: “The sector’s success ...
September 2024
Hypersonics and the route to orbit
...Show where Space Engine Systems was part of the Spaceport Cornwall booth. At least this latter research was...and another to Cornwall, UK, as part of its collaboration with Spaceport Cornwall. Meanwhile, SES has established a separate entity, Space ...
22 July 2022
Astraius plans horizontal rocket launch from Scotland in 2024
... would allow Astraius to offer an industry-leading capability for small satellite launches to LEO. “We will not be confined to a spaceport or by the weather in the same way that vertical launchers are,” he added. “With horizontal launch wherever that...
10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
... rocket. After successfully taking off from the runway at Spaceport Cornwall and travelling to the designated drop zone, Cosmic .... Expressing her own disappointment, Melissa Thorpe, head of Spaceport Cornwall, said: “We put our hearts and soul into...
April 2018
Transforming the launch market for small spacecraft
.... Meanwhile, rideshare will remain the primary source of competition. Big picture The number of existing and aspiring spaceports around the world looking to support commercial small satellite launches is growing fast After decades of development, the...
