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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 in Unst, was granted planning permission by ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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 peninsular in Unst will be home ...

28 Feb 2022 at 14:55

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 (NESGF) ...

25 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Shetland can be ‘at the heart’ of UK space industry, says minister

Scotland

Shetland can be ‘at the heart’ of UK’s space industry, says minister

Shetland can be “at the heart” of the space industry in the UK, a new Scotland Office minister has said. In his first engagements since being appointed by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, John Lamont visited the SaxaVord space port on Unst. He ...

11 Nov 2022 at 17:39

Scotland

German space company set for rocket launch from Shetland

A German space company plans to launch its first rocket from the Shetland Isles later this year. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has signed a multi-year deal with the SaxaVord spaceport being built in Unst for the first launch of its ...

11 Jan 2023 at 16:36

Scotland

‘Bronze age ritual cemetery’ discovered at planned Shetland spaceport

Archaeologists working at a planned Shetland spaceport have discovered what appears to be a bronze age ritual cremation cemetery. The remains were uncovered while foundation work was carried out at the SaxaVord spaceport site on ...

21 Jul 2023 at 11:13

Scotland

Shetland’s SaxaVord spaceport ‘weeks away’ from recognition

At the northernmost tip of the UK, a former RAF base is thought to be weeks away from official recognition as a spaceport ready to launch satellites into orbit. SaxaVord spaceport is taking shape on a remote peninsula in Unst ...

24 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Hotel and visitor centre planned on Unst as spaceport takes shape

A new hotel and visitor centre are planned for the island of Unst in Shetland as part of work to create a spaceport at the northern-most tip of the UK. The team behind SaxaVord spaceport hope to build new accommodation near ...

24 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Minister to tell of Scotland’s ambition to be ‘Europe’s leading space nation’

The innovation minister will tell a group of potential investors of Scotland’s plan to become “Europe’s leading space nation”. Richard Lochhead is due to set out the country’s ambitions at the UK Space Agency’s Space ...

30 Jan 2024 at 00:01

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 ...

23 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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, ...

16 May 2023 at 13:20

Scotland

UK Space Agency to open office in Scotland for first time

The UK Space Agency is opening an office in Scotland for the first time as it seeks to support the country’s growing space sector. The UK Government agency will open an office at Queen Elizabeth House in ...

25 Mar 2024 at 00:01

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