Delight as SaxaVord Spaceport officially declared open
The SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst has been officially declared ready for take-off after an opening ceremony today (Wednesday). A formal ribbon-cutting at the entrance to…
READ FULL STORYThe SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst has been officially declared ready for take-off after an opening ceremony today (Wednesday). A formal ribbon-cutting at the entrance to…
READ FULL STORYThe first ‘hot fire’ rocket testing took place at SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst last week. Rocket Factory Augsburg, one of the key partners in the…
READ FULL STORYThe UK government has been urged to fund fixed links as “Shetland’s price” for its role in the vital space industry. SaxaVord Spaceport today (Thursday)…
READ FULL STORYSaxaVord Spaceport has been granted the final licence it requires to host orbital satellite launches – with the first expected in the third quarter of this
READ FULL STORYSaxaVord Spaceport has welcomed a £10m UK government funding boost.
READ FULL STORYSaxaVord will become the first spaceport to be able to launch vertical rockets in the UK after receiving a licence from the UK Civil Aviation…
READ FULL STORYMore rocket launches have been planned for SaxaVord – cementing its position at the forefront of the UK space sector.
READ FULL STORYThe spaceport in Unst is “firmly on track”, SaxaVord Spaceport has said in a brief statement. It comes after the company said construction workers had…
READ FULL STORYA community group and a business have backed a move towards building fixed links between Unst and Yell and the Mainland. North Yell Development Council…
READ FULL STORYSaxaVord Spaceport is the latest business to pledge its support as a sponsor for this summer’s Tall Ships Races in Lerwick. The company, which is…
READ FULL STORYSaxaVord is developing a satellite payload processing facility (PPF) – to give it the “commercial edge” in the space sector.
READ FULL STORYThe growing momentum behind the spaceport has been seized upon as further evidence of the need for fixed links.
READ FULL STORYShetland may be known for its warm welcome to visitors – but that only extends so far. Any extra-terrestrial interlopers will be facing the long…
READ FULL STORYAerospace giant Lockheed Martin has said it is “all systems go” in moving towards its first satellite launch from Shetland later this year.
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