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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 the first vertical ...

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 was back in 2017 ...

13 Aug 2025 at 14:24

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 the Lamba ...

21 Jul 2023 at 11:13

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 ...

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 Civil Aviation ...

25 Apr 2024 at 06:00

Scotland

Shetland spaceport to host orbital rocket launches from 2025

A spaceport in Scotland is to host a programme of orbital rocket launches from late 2025. SaxaVord Spaceport, being built on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, Shetland, will host the launches by HyImpulse Technologies, a German ...

15 Nov 2023 at 12:21

German military could launch intelligence satellites from Scotland

Intelligence-gathering satellites could be launched into space from Scotland under an initiative involving the German military. In a bid to strengthen Europe’s defence links, the German air force’s space command wants to use ...

11 Mar 2025 at 17:03

Scotland

Rocket company given £3.5m ahead of Shetland space launch

A company which aims to launch satellites into space from Shetland has received £3.5 million from the UK Space Agency. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans to have its first blast-off from SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst – the ...

27 Oct 2023 at 06:36

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 Islands, as a launch site ...

05 Feb 2025 at 15:33

SciTech

Shetland spaceport counting down to first launch after official opening

A spaceport on Shetland is counting down to the UK’s first ever orbital rocket launch after being declared officially open at a ribbon-cutting ceremony involving two “space-mad” children. SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst ...

29 May 2024 at 17:38

Approval for first space rocket launch from UK as licence granted

The German company which aims to be the first to launch a satellite from the most northerly tip in the UK has been officially licensed for spaceflight by the regulator. The decision from the Civil Aviation ...

16 Jan 2025 at 11:35

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 ...

24 Jun 2023 at 00:01

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