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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.
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Shetland is first UK spaceport for vertical rocket launches

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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.
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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.
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SaxaVord granted spaceport licence by Civil Aviation Authority – SaxaVord

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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRyiz2VqEKA
 
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.
 
Should think so Grey Havoc, with all the flooding over the winter months. We need this satellite to be launched before the next storms come this autumn and winter.
 
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BlackBat242 said:
This is the first UK spaceport, and the first launch from it will be the first in the UK!

Black Arrow (and Prospero) were launched from the RAAF Woomera Range Complex - which just happens to be in Australia.
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I was conflated first UK rocket launch with first launch in the UK.
 

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