Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland. The company has […]
Orbex Prime
Rocket manufacturer Orbex launches the first base in London and expands Scotland’s headquarters
Orbital launch services company, Orbex, is to set up a base in London while also expanding its headquarters in Scotland. Orbex will become the first UK rocket manufacturer to establish […]
Orbex secures reusable rocket tech patent and gains ESA Flight Ticket Initiative position
Orbex, the only UK owned orbital launch services and rocket manufacturing company, has successfully patented its REFLIGHT reusable rocket technology following patent approval in several European markets as well as […]
Orbex secures international patent for coaxial rocket fuel tanks
Orbex has been granted an international patent across more than a dozen countries to protect the firm’s coaxial tanking technology, which nests the main rocket fuel tank within the main […]
Orbex appoints new CCO
Orbex has appointed John Bone as the company’s new Chief Commercial Officer — this key appointment comes as Orbex advances its preparations for the launch of Orbex Prime, expected to […]
Orbex’s facilities’ footprint expands 30% for UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch
UK-based spaceflight company, Orbex, has extended its footprint by over thirty percent across its Scottish and Danish design and production facilities, in preparation for the launch of its Prime rocket. […]
Arianespace + Orbex to explore European launch partnership
Arianespace and Orbex have signed an MoU to study possible, future cooperation to answer customers’ requirements. The agreement aims to increase the joint capabilities and flexibility of both partners’ services. […]