The SaxaVord spaceport on the Shetland Islands off the northern coast of Scotland has officially become western Europe’s first licensed spaceport capable of launching rockets vertically. SaxaVord, located on Unst, the northernmost island of the Shetland archipelago, received a license from the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Sunday, […]
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WASHINGTON — A launch facility under development in the Shetland Islands has become the first licensed vertical spaceport in the United Kingdom, although exactly when it will host its first launch remains uncertain. The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced Dec. 17 that it issued a spaceport license for SaxaVord […]
By City & Finance Reporter Updated: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2023 The UK’s first vertical spaceport has been given the green light to launch rockets next year. Industry regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), said it was an ‘era defining moment’ for the £17.5bn UK space sector. SaxaVord would be […]
HELSINKI — A Chinese launch vehicle maker appears to have suffered an explosion at a test site at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. Satellite images show what are likely test stand facilities and the apparent aftermath of an exhaust plume from a hot fire test on the desert surface. Charred debris […]
BREMEN, Germany — The UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport plans host orbital launches of HyImpulse Technologies rocket from late 2025. The two companies announced the signing of a letter of intent at Space Tech Expo Europe in Bremen, Germany, Nov. 15, and followed three years of cooperation for an extensive series of […]
Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin met at a Russian spaceport on Wednesday in a rare encounter that has fueled Western concerns the North Korean leader will provide military support for the Russian president’s war in Ukraine. Video posted by Russian state media showed the two leaders smiling and shaking hands […]
Scotland’s first-ever private rocket launch could end in disaster as there’s a high chance of the shuttle blowing up, the boss of the spaceport involved has said. Frank Strang, chief executive of Saxa Vord in Shetland, says that despite the poor odds of success, a private customer may still want […]
an archaeologist in an orange jacket bent over a tablet and sketching. beside them on the ground is a set of stones in an approximatel circular shape. the area is marked off and protected by small poles and strings Space age, meet Bronze Age. Shiny quartz, giant granite stones and […]