Credit: SaxaVord By Greg Cameron, Published by The Times, 8 April 2026Shetland’s SaxaVord, which is mostly owned by the Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen, hopes to be the first UK space port to get a rocket into orbit The Shetland space port owned by Scotland’s richest man has reported a
HyImpulse plans to use paraffin wax as fuel: Hyimpulse Technologies GMBH By Ross Cowper-Fraser and Cameron Angus-Mackey, Published by The BBC, 20 March 2026 A second company has signed an agreement to launch a rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland this year. HyImpulse Technologies GmbH (HyImpulse) said it would be
The Esrange in Arctic Sweden has been the launch site for sub-orbital rockets. Photograph: Mattias Forsberg/SSC By Adrienne Murray & James Brooks, Published by The BBC, 24 February 2026 It's 04:00 on a snow-covered hill in Swedish Lapland, 120 miles (200km) north of the Arctic Circle. A countdown echoes from
Orbex paused plans for a spaceport facility in Sutherland in December 2024 Published by the BBC, 19 February 2026 The majority of workers at a Scottish rocket manufacturer have been made redundant, BBC Scotland News understands. Orbex employed 163 people across the UK, with most of them based in Forres
Skyrora's Skylark L ahead of a suborbital launch attempt from Iceland’s Langanes peninsula in October 2022. Credit: Skyrora Published by The BBC, 12 February 2026 Glasgow-based rockets manufacturer Skyrora says it is looking at possibly buying "select assets" of troubled space firm Orbex, including its Sutherland Spaceport project. Orbex, which
Render of a small launch vehicle launching from SaxaVord Spaceport - via Shetland Flyer Aerial Media By Skye Jacobs, Published by Techspot, 14 January 2026 CubeSats, rocket startups, and a Shetland launch site are redefining the UK's orbital future Winners & losers: In workshops scattered across Glasgow, engineers assemble CubeSats –
Starship debris is seen streaking through the sky after the January 16 explosion. Captured from video by Brian Henry By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 29 December 2025 2025 was a very busy year for spaceflight, for better and for worse. We saw quite a few milestones notched in the
By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space War, 17 December 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) - U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command has activated System Delta 80 to manage launch solutions, on-orbit servicing, and range systems in support of the Assured Access to Space Program Executive Office portfolio. This new delta
