Render of a small launch vehicle launching from SaxaVord Spaceport - via Shetland Flyer Aerial Media Published by Shetland News, 19 August 2025 SAXAVORD Spaceport has announced that Scott Hammond will be its new chief executive following the death of co-founder Frank Strang. Formerly the deputy CEO, Hammond will take
Portugal's Atlantic Space Consortium launch site under construction.(Image credit: Atlantic Space Consortium) By Andrew Jones, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic Portugal has taken a significant step in its space
Atlantic spaceport complex (ASX) construction. Image captured from Space.com video By Josh Dinner, Published by Space.com, 18 August 2025 The company's first test flight could launch before the end of the month. Private Canadian company NordSpace has started construction on its Atlantic Spaceport Complex (ASX) in Newfoundland and Labrador, marking
Illustration of the Skyrora XL and its launch tower. Credit: Skyrora By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 14 August 2025 Edinburgh-based Skyrora was granted its Spaceflight Operator Licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on August 5 — the first vertical launch license awarded to a British company
Skyrora hopes to launch from the Shetland spaceport up to 16 times a year by 2030 By Ken Banks, Published by The BBC, 5 August 2025 A Scottish company has become the first UK-based rocket firm to receive a space launch licence. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licence allows Skyrora
Spaceport Cornwall has been selected to be part of a £1bn project. Image: BBC By George Thorpe, Published by The BBC, 20 July 2025 Spaceport Cornwall has been selected by the government to help develop hypersonic defence technology for the UK. The site based at Cornwall Newquay Airport is one
By Hans J. Marter, Published by Shetland News, 17 July 2025 THE FOUNDER and driving force behind the SaxaVord Spaceport is “stepping back but not down” from his role after receiving a terminal cancer diagnosis. Frank Strang has been told by doctors that he has a life expectancy of between
Starship launch unscheduled disassembly. Image: Eco News By Dara Kerr, Published by The Guardian, 17 July 2025 Texas has long been under threat from the launches and explosions of SpaceX rockets. Now Hawaii is emerging as another possible victim The north-west Hawaiian island of Mokumanamana is said to be touched
