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Space firm holds recruitment drive in run-up to rocket launch

Fifty jobs to help launch the first vertical rocket from UK soil are up for grabs. Aerospace firm Orbex is looking to hire the additional staff members over the next six months to support the launch of its Orbex Prime rocket, the first full orbital ...

23 Aug 2022 at 14:21

Scotland

Scotland to host Europe’s first ever microlauncher rocket

Scotland will be the launchpad for Europe’s very first microlauncher rocket. Lifting off from Space Hub Sutherland, in the Highlands, the Prime orbital space rocket has been unveiled by Orbex, a spaceflight company. The firm will now press ahead ...

11 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Construction of launchpad for Scotland’s space port is completed

The launchpad that will eventually serve a space port in Sutherland has completed construction, the firm behind the project has said. The Orbex LP1 was transported to the company’s test site at Kinloss, Moray, on two trucks – flanked by a ...

15 Feb 2022 at 17:26

Scotland

Construction begins on ‘carbon neutral’ Sutherland Spaceport

Construction has begun on a spaceport on the northern coast of the British mainland, which plans to host up to 12 rocket launches into space each year. The Sutherland Spaceport, located on the A’Mhoine peninsula, will be “home” to the ...

05 May 2023 at 00:01

Senior minister for UK space launches needed, MPs told

A senior minister directly responsible for the space launch industry is needed to help businesses in the sector, MPs have been told. On Monday, Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee heard from companies involved in spaceports ...

08 Jan 2024 at 17:32

Scotland

Space firms working in Scotland get £6.7m boost

A Government minister has signalled his desire for the UK to be “Europe’s leading destination for small satellite launches” as he announced a funding boost for two companies working in Scotland. Orbex, an orbital launch ...

13 Dec 2023 at 09:43

Scotland

Rocket company granted 50-year lease for Sutherland spaceport

The company which will launch rockets from the spaceport being built in Sutherland has been granted a 50-year lease for the facility. Orbex aim to use the site on the A’Mhoine peninsula to launch satellites into low ...

01 Nov 2022 at 01:01

World

Spaceport’s ‘floating road’ over peat bog nearly finished ahead of test launch

A “floating road” being built over a peat bog near the north coast of Scotland is nearly complete, as work to transform the site into a spaceport for satellite launches continues. The Forres-based company Orbex ...

03 Sept 2024 at 17:53

Scotland

Swinney to probe concerns for money invested in paused Sutherland Spaceport

The First Minister says he will look into “completely reasonable” concerns around recouping public investment into Sutherland Spaceport after it was put on hold by the company developing the site. The ...

06 Dec 2024 at 09:42

Rocket company pauses construction of spaceport in Highlands

A Scottish rocket company has paused plans to build a spaceport in the Highlands. Orbex said it wanted to shift its focus from building the site in Sutherland to developing small and medium-sized ...

04 Dec 2024 at 12:16

Spaceport on Shetland Islands will be ready for launch by July, MPs told

The spaceport at the northernmost tip of the UK will be ready for satellite launches by July, MPs have been told. A number of companies plan to use SaxaVord Spaceport, on Unst in the Shetland ...

05 Feb 2025 at 15:33

Scottish space company gets launch licence but is still searching for a pad

A Scottish space company is celebrating a “huge milestone” after it was granted a launch operator licence for one of its rockets. However, Skyrora is still searching for a pad to blast off ...

05 Aug 2025 at 00:01

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