Three German companies — Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), Yuri, and ATMOS Space Cargo (ATMOS) — have revealed their new partnership as well as the launch of their joint, end-to-end service […]
Scotland
AstroAgency secures space expertise as UK economic growth is targeted
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), a governmental economic development agency that is focused on supporting a region of the UK with four developing spaceports and wider space cluster activity, has […]
Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) secures million€€ investment from KKR
Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) has raised a 30 million euros investment from KKR, a leading, global, investment firm. The fresh funding is a vote of confidence for RFA, as […]
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. […]
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 […]
Spirit AeroSystems and Astraius to boost UK horizontal launch ambitions
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., and Astraius Ltd. announced a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. With the announcement the companies had a signing ceremony during a visit […]
Scotland’s Metahelios’ tech entrepreneurs funding will develop first long-distance camera to capture 100,000 frames per second
A Glasgow-based start-up, Metahelios, specializing in advanced imaging technology is hoping to send its cameras to space after securing support from the Start Up Loans program to take the business […]
Spire Global preparing to launch six satellites in January of 2023
Spire Global, Inc. will launch six satellites on the SpaceX Transporter-6 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (SFS) no earlier than January of 2023. The satellites will demonstrate advancements […]
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 […]