Dorothy Pritchard on the Moine near the proposed Spaceport. By Alison Campsie, Published by Banbury Guardian, 15 December 2024 A community which spent eight years trying to secure Sutherland Spaceport for the future of the area speaks out after the company switched its launches to Shetland. All was well at
By Lynda Williams, Published by Counter Punch, 12 December 2024 On April 20, 2023, SpaceX’s Starship—the largest and most powerful rocket ever built—exploded just four minutes after liftoff from its Boca Chica spaceport in Texas. While CEO Elon Musk touted the mission as a success for clearing the launch pad,
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
