THE UK Space Agency says it is assessing its Pathfinder satellite launch project – which had been due to take off from SaxaVord Spaceport – after a rocket provider changed the focus of its business By Chris Cope, Published by Shetland News, 12 December 2024 The project was set to
The proposed Sutherland Spaceport design on the A’ Mhoine peninsula. By Caroline McMorran, Published by The Northern Times, 11 December 2024 Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney is being urged to undertake a fundamental review of the Scottish Government support for the space sector following the announcement that work on Sutherland
Orbex has been planning a spaceport facility in Sutherland, image: Orbex Published by BBC News, 4 December 2024 A rocket manufacturer is to "pause" construction of a spaceport in Sutherland to instead focus its launch efforts in Shetland. Orbex announced it would now aim to launch its first rockets from
The site received opposition from locals (Image: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/HIE) By Laura Pollock, Published by The National, 2 December 2024 Ground has been broken at Scolpaig Farm in North Uist where Spaceport 1 will be completed and a first lift-off is hoped to take place by autumn 2025. It is one
The proposed Sutherland Spaceport design on the A’ Mhoine peninsula. By Alison Campsie, Published by The Scotsman, 10 November 2024 The Sutherland Spaceport gets ready for liftoff. Amountain summit will become a rocket surveillance site for the country’s latest spaceport after objections from Scotland’s richest man were sidelined. An ‘antenna park’ will
Picture Credit: Australia Daily Telegraph By Tim McGlone, Published by ABC, 4 November 2024 In short: A rocket launching base at Whalers Way on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula will go ahead after the state's planning minister approved the proposal. Long-time opponents to the project say they are disappointed and remain
Render of Orbex's Prime rocket launching from Sutherland - via Orbex By Will Angus, Published by The Press and Journal, 1 November 2024 It may have seemed like a small step for Forres firm Orbex when rejigged plans for a Sutherland spaceport were approved this week. But Highland business leaders
Image: Orbex Posted by the BBC, 25 October 2024 Amended plans for a spaceport in the Highlands have been submitted to councillors for approval. The project proposed for a site on the Moine Peninsula has had planning permission for about three years, and some initial construction work started last year. The
