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The Scottish spaceport stuck in limbo
Orbex said Nov. 1 that construction of Spaceport Sutherland, which will host launches of its Prime rocket, will begin “imminently” and be completed some time in 2023. Credit: Orbex By […]
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Scottish Highland community ‘blindsided’ by spaceport bombshell as future hopes turn to dust
Dorothy Pritchard on the Moine near the proposed Spaceport. By Alison Campsie, Published by Banbury Guardian, 15 December 2024 A community which spent eight years trying to secure Sutherland Spaceport […]
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SpaceX Wants to Increase Launches at Boca Chica Without a Full Environmental Review
By Lynda Williams, Published by Counter Punch, 12 December 2024 On April 20, 2023, SpaceX’s Starship—the largest and most powerful rocket ever built—exploded just four minutes after liftoff from its […]
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Space agency ‘assessing’ Pathfinder launch after rocket firm decision
THE UK Space Agency says it is assessing its Pathfinder satellite launch project – which had been due to take off from SaxaVord Spaceport – after a rocket provider changed […]
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Scotland’s First Minister urged to review government’s support for space sector after Orbex decision to shelve Sutherland Spaceport
The proposed Sutherland Spaceport design on the A’ Mhoine peninsula. By Caroline McMorran, Published by The Northern Times, 11 December 2024 Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney is being urged to […]
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Rocket firm shelves plan for Highland spaceport
Orbex has been planning a spaceport facility in Sutherland, image: Orbex Published by BBC News, 4 December 2024 A rocket manufacturer is to “pause” construction of a spaceport in Sutherland […]
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Work begins on Scotland’s third spaceport in Outer Hebrides
The site received opposition from locals (Image: Comhairle nan Eilean Siar/HIE) By Laura Pollock, Published by The National, 2 December 2024 Ground has been broken at Scolpaig Farm in North Uist […]
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Spaceport moves to mountain summit despite objections from Scotland’s richest man
The proposed Sutherland Spaceport design on the A’ Mhoine peninsula. By Alison Campsie, Published by The Scotsman, 10 November 2024 The Sutherland Spaceport gets ready for liftoff. Amountain summit will […]