set spaceflight records for the fourth consecutive year with 259 launches worldwide and one launch attempt roughly every 34 ...

Meanwhile, the UK Government has invested further into UK launch company Orbex, as part of its Series D fundraising, to build ...

Chris Hadfield was speaking to Scotland Tonight ahead of the first vertical launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst later ...

The Scottish Affairs Committee heard SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst is ‘absolutely’ planning on a launch this year.

Last summer Helsing raised €450m ($468m) at a valuation of $5.4bn, making it one of Europe’s most valuable startups. Mr Scherf, a soft-spoken former management consultant, strikes a contrast with ...

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe. German launch ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA), from Germany, is thought to have the most advanced plans and it was officially licensed for spaceflight by the regulator last month. Orbex, based in Forres in north ...

The UK’s aviation regulator has granted a launch license to Germany’s Rocket Factory Augsburg AG to blast rockets into space from Scotland, paving the way for the company’s first test flight.

German firm Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) have been awarded the first Launch Operator Licence allowing it to launch rockets from the SaxaVord Spaceport. The licence, granted by the Civil Aviation ...

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