13 July 2022
Sustainability ethos is key driver for UK microgravity firm
... is leading the race to establish the first vertical launch site in England close to the nerve centre ...microgravity testing, includes ADA which became the first ever commercial rocket launched from UK soil in August 2021. ADA is a smaller version ...
20 June 2023
Orbex teams with Arianespace
...Orbex began construction of Sutherland Spaceport (formerly 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...
19 July 2024
Fire Arrow expands its global spaceport expertise
... early development and design of two of Scotland’s spaceports working on both the Sutherland Spaceport vertical launch facility and Prestwick Spaceport horizontal launch facility. Arup’s work with Fire Arrow is poised to broaden its horizons as the...
27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
...the UK leading in small satellite sector, growing emphasis is being placed on new launch sites, recent announcements for new funding for a vertical launch spaceport in Scotland and Cornwall Spaceport’s collaboration with Virgin Orbit for a horizontal...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
...Space Agency announced that it was supporting the site at the A’ Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, as being the first vertical launch orbital access Spaceport in Britain for northward direction polar orbit and high inclination Sun-synchronous satellite...
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...
