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Launch sites

Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

May 9, 2023
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| Launch sites, UK

By Jeff Foust, Publishd by SpaceNews, 9 May 2023 WASHINGTON — Small launch vehicle developer Orbex says that it has started construction on its launch site in northern Scotland, but remains guarded about when it plans to start launching from there. Orbex announced May 5 that it had started construction

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How the Space Force will manage surging launch demand

May 9, 2023
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| Dual Use, Launch sites, Satellites, Space Development Agency, Space Force

By Courtney Albon, Published by C4ISRNET, 9 May 2023 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — On May 4, SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites, increasing the size of its behemoth broadband internet constellation to more than 4,000 spacecraft. The company, owned by billionaire Elon Musk, expects to launch another 8,000

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Space Travel Company to Convert OSV to ‘Marine Spaceport’

April 20, 2023
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| Environmental Effects, Launch sites, Space Tourism

By Mike Schuler, Published by gCaptain, 20 April 2023 One of the world’s first global space travel companies has revealed plans to convert a former Edison Chouest Offshore offshore supply vessel (OSV) to an at-sea spaceport for human space flight. The vessel, named MS Voyager, is being developed by US-based

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On-Demand Rocket Launches Are Coming

February 23, 2023
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| Launch sites, Launches, Robots, Satellites, SpaceX, UK

By Alex Christian, Published by Wired, 23 February 2023 In a factory on the outskirts of Glasgow, aerospace manufacturer Skyrora is building rockets for a space-bound taxi service for satellites. Nine engines, 50,000 liters of fuel, 7 metric tons of thrust, and a velocity of nearly 8 kilometers a second

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Noise complaints help bring down launch startup SpaceRyde

February 13, 2023
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By Jason Ranbow, Published by SpaceNews, 13 February 2023 TAMPA, Fla. — Canadian launch startup SpaceRyde has filed for bankruptcy just months after noise complaints put an end to rocket engine tests. The five-year-old company, which had been developing a rocket that would use a stratospheric balloon as its first

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The Spaceport at the Edge of the World

January 31, 2023
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By Tomas Weber, Published by Wired, 31 January 2023 A tiny Scottish village is betting its future on rocket launches. But the plan may threaten the fragile landscape—and a tenacious billionaire’s ambitions. In the village of Melness, a frayed twist of bungalows and old stone buildings on Scotland’s desolate northern

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How Scotland has taken the lead in the UK’s space race

January 25, 2023
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By Louise Scott, Published by itvx, 25 January 2023 In Shetland, on the shores of the UK's most northerly islands once used by Viking longboats, construction has been completed on the launch facility of a new spaceport. The rugged and remote landscape of Shetland has long drawn visitors from around

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EU inaugurates first mainland satellite launch port

January 13, 2023
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| Esrange, Launch sites, Mini-Satellites, Sweden

Published by The Associated Press, 13 January 2023 Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, second from left, stands next to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Swedish King Carl Gustaf, right, at the inauguration of a new satellite launch ramp on Jan. 13, 2023. KIRUNA, Sweden — The European

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