The Jumbo will release the rocket over the Atlantic OceanBy Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 6 December 2022 The first ever orbital space launch from the UK is expected to take place on the night of Wednesday 14 December. Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company will run the
By Andrew Greene, Published by ABC News, 1 December 2022 Visiting senior US military officers believe Australia is a "pot of gold at the end of the rainbow", as they eye off this continent's "prime" geography for future space operations. Key points: US military officials visiting Australia say conflict in space
Published by the BBC, 26 November 2022 Plans to launch satellites from aircraft got a major lift after £12m of funding was approved by a local council. The cash is a key part of getting the Virgin Orbit satellite launch system off the ground, as part of project Spaceport Cornwall
By Kieren Williams, Published by the Mirror, 14 November 2022 At a spaceport on the northernmost Shetland Isles, there are potential plans to dig soundproofed holes that otters and other wildlife can hide in to escape the din of rocket launches Soundproof bunker-like holes could help otters flee the din
Published by BBC News, 10 Novenber, 2022 An environmental assessment of plans to launch satellites into space from a site in Shetland has gone out for consultation Views have been sought on an environmental assessment of Shetland's planned SaxaVord spaceport A launch pad complex and tracking stations have been proposed
By Clive CooksonPublished by Business Telegraph, 4 November 2022 The UK government’s failure to obtain guaranteed access to the satellite navigation systems essential to defence and critical infrastructure risks endangering national security, a cross-party group of MPs has said. The House of Commons science and technology committee on Friday criticised
Published by BBC Newsround, 2 November 2022 A remote bog in Scotland could become the Britain's first 'traditional' spaceport . The peat bog (which just means a soggy area of decaying organic matter - yum) is on the A' Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, which is in the North-West of Scotland.
