British Space Thread

[Flyaway]

Saxavord has been granted its CAA launch license.

SaxaVord granted spaceport licence by UK Civil Aviation Authority
December 17, 2023

SaxaVord granted spaceport licence by UK Civil Aviation Authority | Civil Aviation Authority

SaxaVord Spaceport on the North Coast of the Shetland Islands has become the UK’s first licensed vertical launch spaceport, paving the the way for rocket launches on UK soil from 2024.

www.caa.co.uk

Shetland is first UK spaceport for vertical rocket launches

Shetland is first UK spaceport for vertical rocket launches

SaxaVord Spaceport on the island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority.

www.bbc.co.uk

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736393982811181084

View: https://twitter.com/saxavord_space/status/1736393982811181084

We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded our spaceport licence by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Read on for all the details.

SaxaVord granted spaceport licence by Civil Aviation Authority – SaxaVord

saxavord.com

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyiz2VqEKA

 

[FighterJock]

Nice one. I cannot wait to see the first rockets launched from Unst. It has been a long time coming.

 

[Forest Green]

MAIAR, Ursa Space partner for Geospatial Analytics for UK Ministry of Defence

London, UK (SPX) Mar 08, 2024 - Ursa Space Systems Inc., a leader in satellite insights, has partnered with MAIAR, a UK small business specializing in the Defence Intelligence arena, to enhance geospatial and open source analytics

www.spacewar.com

 

[GTX]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw9GqQWTdu4

 

[Forest Green]

Is 'everything' the answer?

 

[Flyaway]

We’re delighted to have been awarded our range licence by the
@UK_CAA
allowing us to ensure safe launches from later this year
@SaxaVord_Space

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783394231098229032

View: https://twitter.com/saxavord_space/status/1783394231098229032

 

[Forest Green]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783394231098229032

View: https://twitter.com/saxavord_space/status/1783394231098229032

Wasn't Black Arrow and the Prospero satellite technically the first?

Black Arrow - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Prospero (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Flyaway]

Scotland's space race is heating up with the new chief executive of Orbex strongly hinting that the company is aiming to achieve its first launch in 2025.

Scotland's space race heats up as Orbex hints at Sutherland launch next year

The new chief executive of Orbex has strongly hinted that the company expects to achieve first launch from its Sutherland spaceport in 2025

www.heraldscotland.com

 

[FighterJock]

Looking forward to it Flyaway, it has been a long time coming. I have everything crossed that nothing goes wrong on launch day, though you can never tell with rockets these days they can be very strange.