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Nearly 350 licences issued to UK space companies

Nearly 350 operating licences have been granted to companies in the UK space sector. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said it has issued 343 licences since it became the UK’s space regulator in July 2021, and is assessing a further 25. More than ...

16 May 2023 at 13:20

Scotland

Spacecraft test at Shetland spaceport fails due to ‘anomaly’

A spacecraft company has said it will return to regular operations “as soon as possible” after one of its vessels failed during a test. On Monday at 9.42pm, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) announced one of its spacecraft had been launched as part ...

19 Aug 2024 at 23:18

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 which are ...

08 Jan 2024 at 17:32

Scotland

Scottish spaceport aims to be included as part of green freeport bid

A spaceport in Shetland which hopes to host rocket launches next year is aiming to become part of the North East Scotland freeport. SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst is in talks to become a subzone of the North East Scotland Green Freeport ...

25 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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 rockets. It now aims to launch its ...

04 Dec 2024 at 12:16

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 spaceport on the north coast ...

06 Dec 2024 at 09:42

Scotland

First orbital rocket launch from Scotland could blast off in October

The UK’s first orbital rocket launch could blast off from the Shetland islands in October or November this year, spaceport bosses have said. SaxaVord spaceport, on the northern tip of the Shetland Islands, is preparing to host ...

23 Jan 2023 at 00:01

SaxaVord founder and boss dies aged 67

The founder and chief executive of SaxaVord Spaceport has died aged 67 after a short battle with cancer. Frank Strang, who founded the UK’s first spaceport on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, Shetland, died on Tuesday. It ...

13 Aug 2025 at 14:24

Scotland

Rockets to lift off from Shetland Islands by year’s end

Work is set to begin on the UK’s first commercial spaceport, which will see satellites launched into orbit from the Shetlands by the end of the year after plans won the backing of the local authority. The Lamba Ness ...

28 Feb 2022 at 14:55

Shetland spaceport receives range licence as launch plans progress

The spaceport at the northern-most tip of the UK has received its range control licence from the regulator as it prepares for its first launch this year. SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst has been given permission by the ...

25 Apr 2024 at 06:00

Scotland

Spaceport launching UK’s first vertical rocket ahead of building schedule

Construction of the site where the UK’s first vertical rocket will launch from next year is ahead of schedule, officials have said. SaxaVord Spaceport, located at Lamba Ness in Unst, Shetland, saw its first ...

24 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Milestone as spaceport applies for licences to launch satellites from Shetland

Licence applications for the UK’s first vertical-launch spaceport have been submitted to the industry regulator in a “milestone” for the project. SaxaVord UK Spaceport, which will be located at Lamba Ness ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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