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 […]
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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. […]
Construction starts at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland
Orbex has announced that construction has started at Sutherland Spaceport (formerly known as Space Hub Sutherland) in Scotland, making this the first vertical launch spaceport to be built on the […]
Orbex launches largest internship program in their build-up to the UK’s 1st mainland vertical rocket launch
Orbex is planning to launch the firm’s biggest internship program to date. The program aims to welcome as many as a dozen new interns, making it the largest cohort of […]
Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport readies to lead with construction and operational management
Orbex, a Scottish rocket manufacturer and orbital launch services provider based in Forres, Moray, will build and operate the first vertical launch site for satellites on the UK mainland. Orbex […]
Orbex secures £40.4 million in Series C Funding
Orbex has secured £40.4 million for the firm’s Series C funding round, led by a new investor, the Scottish National Investment Bank — this new round of funding will allow […]