Illustration of the Skyrora XL and its launch tower. Credit: Skyrora By Martin Smith, Published by NASA Spaceflight, 14 August 2025 Edinburgh-based Skyrora was granted its Spaceflight Operator Licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on August 5 — the first vertical launch license awarded to a British company
The rocket explodes. Photograph: AP By Oliver Holmes, Published by The Guardian, 30 March 2025 Uncrewed Spectrum test rocket’s failure seconds after blast-off said to have produced extensive data nonetheless A test rocket intended to kickstart satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded less than a minute after takeoff from
Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) Presented by Northrup Grumman, Published by Breaking Defence, 28 January 2025 A groundbreaking partnership between Space Norway, the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Space Systems Command (SSC), Northrop Grumman, Viasat, and the Norwegian Armed Forces is redefining satellite communications in the Arctic,
An image of how a RFA launch could look. By Jeff Foust, Published by Space News, 16 January 2025 WASHINGTON — German launch vehicle startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has received a license from British regulators to carry out its first orbital launch from a spaceport in the Shetland Islands
By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 12 August 2024 The satellites carry a handful of different payloads, including the two US Space Force Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization jam-resistant communication payloads, an X-band communications payload for Norway's Ministry of Defence, and a Ka-band payload for commercial firm Viasat. WASHINGTON — Norway’s
Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space Daily, 14 August 2024 Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has successfully launched the Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM), developed in partnership with Space Norway. The two-satellite constellation, deployed aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
Illustration of the Arctic Broadband Satellite Mission (Image credit: Northrop Grumman) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 August 2024 Each satellite carries multiple payloads, including the U.S. military’s Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization (EPS-R) WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched two communications satellites Aug. 11 for Space Norway’s Arctic
Published by Phys.org, 2 November 2023 Norway on Thursday joined the race to launch satellites from the European continent by inaugurating a new spaceport on the island of Andoya, north of the Arctic Circle.Isar Aerospace said the "Andoya Spaceport" was to "become the first operational orbital spaceport in continental Europe
