A CGI image of a OneWeb satellite. (Credit: OneWeb) By Guy Taylor, Published by City AM, 27 December 2024 The UK taxpayer faces a £200m paper loss from the government’s decision to bailout satellite-internet company Oneweb. Imperilled Oneweb was saved by the government in 2020 after filing for bankruptcy. In
Orbex said Nov. 1 that construction of Spaceport Sutherland, which will host launches of its Prime rocket, will begin "imminently" and be completed some time in 2023. Credit: Orbex By Steven McKenzie, Published by BBC News, 16 December 2024 A Highland peatbog was to be home to the UK's first
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
Image Crown Copyright 2023 By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 10 November 2024 The U.S. Army’s 1st Space Brigade has taken steps to strengthen its tactical collaboration with the United Kingdom’s space-focused military units, as three of its officers visited UK Space Command and the Multi-Role Support Squadron
