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SaxaVord Spaceport, UK's inaugural vertical rocket launch site in the Shetland Islands, gains approval, amplifying UK's space aspirations with diverse orbital capabilities.

SaxaVord UK Spaceport has signed up French rocket maker Venture Orbital Systems with the aim of launching from Shetland in 2024.

A SHETLAND space port is set for takeoff this year, the UK Space Agency has confirmed.

The UK government wants to place Britain in the first rank of the world’s space industry. So how can the country make the transition from global to galactic?

Inverness graduate Conor Melens has been selected from thousands of applicants to launch his aerospace career at a UK space start-up.

Britain readies for lift off in the great satellite space race Experts say the UK is within touching distance of launching British-made satellites on UK rockets 17 January 2021 • 6:00pm From the Shetlands to Cornwall, new bases will put a rocket under the £15bn-a-year satellite sector Credit: Anaïs De Busscher The remote Fethaland peninsula on the Shetland Islands may not seem like an obvious spot for rocket launches. But an ambitious plan to ensure post-Brexit Britain has autonomy in cu...