An Edinburgh rocket firm have shared a jaw-dropping clip of their fire engine test as they move towards the first Scottish launch in history.
Local firm Skyrora said they had successfully completed the static fire test of their new XL Orbital vehicle, which is hoped to be launched from the Shetlands in 2023.
The monumental event, at Discover Space UK at Machrihanish Airbase on the Mull of Kintyre, was the largest integrated stage test in the UK for 50 years, since the days of the Black Arrow and Blue Streak rockets, which were cancelled in the seventies without ever going into production.
