SaxaVord Owes Contractors Money it Can’t Pay

By Andrew Parkinson, Published by European Spaceflight, 16 November 2023 Shetland Space Centre Limited owes approximately one million pounds to Shetland-based DITT Construction for the development of SaxaVord spaceport, two sources told European Spaceflight. The company currently does not have the funds to pay the amount after a £139 million

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SaxaVord Owes Contractors Money it Can’t Pay

Image from SaxaVord Spaceport By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 16 November 2023 Shetland Space Centre Limited owes approximately one million pounds to Shetland-based DITT Construction for the development of SaxaVord spaceport, two sources told European Spaceflight. The company currently does not have the funds to pay the amount

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Over the past six years, governments proposed launching over one million satellites, but where will they all go?

By Andrew Falle, Ewan Wright, Published by The Conversation, 7 November 2023 As the number of satellites in orbit increase, so will the possibilities of space debris. There are currently 8,000 satellites in orbit, but hundreds of thousands more are being proposed. In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning

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Airbus and Northrop Grumman shake on pact for UK’s lucrative SKYNET satellite program

A new space based agreement between Airbus and Northrop Grumman will see the manufacturers share “experience, knowledge and capability” to meet UK SKYNET military satellite requirements (Airbus) By Tim Martin, Published by Breaking Defense, 24 October 2023 Airbus already holds a contract valued at more than £500 million ($610 million)

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