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The Latest Breaking News from SaxaVord Spaceport

Millions for spaceport and defence projects in Government’s new space strategy

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government wants to strengthen the UK’s ability to launch satellites.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Britain to spend millions on space defence to counter threats and launch new satellites

The broader UK Space Strategy details £7.8 billion in total funding across the sector up to 2030

The Independent UK · Sep 8

Shetland spaceport reveals rocket test flight launch window

THE “launch window” for rocket test flights in Shetland has been confirmed by a spaceport on the island ...

The National (Scotland) · Jul 8

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Islanders told to apply for resident passes to access homes during rocket launches

SPACEPORT officials have told islanders living nearby they will need to apply for “local residents passes” to access their homes during rocket…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 30

Space rocket company eyes summer launch window as it applies for licence

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has for the first time specified a potential launch window no earlier than July 1.

The Independent UK · Apr 27

Tiny UK island’s residents offered chance to watch spaceport’s rocket launches

SaxaVord Spaceport hopes to host its first test launch during the summer months

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Unst residents to have first call on seats to view spaceport’s rocket launches

SaxaVord Spaceport on the Shetland island hopes to host its first test launch during the summer months.

Evening Standard · Mar 10

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SaxaVord founder and boss dies aged 67

Frank Strang was behind the UK’s first spaceport on the Lamba Ness peninsula on Unst, Shetland.

Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2025

Rocket company pauses construction of spaceport in Highlands

Orbex is delaying construction on its Sutherland spaceport to focus on launching rockets in Shetland.

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Rocket firm 'pauses' plan for spaceport in Highlands

A ROCKET manufacturer has said it will “pause” construction of a spaceport in Sutherland to focus its launch efforts in Shetland...

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2024

Europe's 1st commercial rocket by RFA explodes on test stand at Scotland spaceport

Rocket Factory Augsburg's first rocket was destroyed in an explosion on Aug. 19 during a static fire test at Saxavord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

Space · Aug 20, 2024

What next for space launch bids after rocket engine explosion in Shetland?

Some of the key questions after part of Rocket Factory Augsburg’s rocket was destroyed at SaxaVord Spaceport.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2024

Shetland spaceport prepares for first rocket launch after official opening

A SPACEPORT in Shetland is counting down to the UK’s first ever orbital rocket launch after being declared officially open at a ribbon-cutting…

The National (Scotland) · May 29, 2024

Senior minister for UK space launches needed, MPs told

The deputy CEO of SaxaVord Spaceport, said they are aiming for their first rocket launches this summer.

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2024

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LiveScience · Jul 28, 2023

4,000-year-old cemetery discovered at future rocket launch site in UK

Archaeologists think the burial site dates from about 4,000 years ago, during the Bronze Age.

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Shetland’s SaxaVord spaceport ‘weeks away’ from recognition

Owner Frank Strang says the first launch will be ‘two fingers’ to his spaceport’s opponents.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 24, 2022

'Phenomenal progress' hailed as Scottish spaceport construction 'ahead of schedule'

CONSTRUCTION of the site where the UK’s first vertical rocket will launch from next year is ahead of schedule, officials have said.

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Rockets to lift off from Shetland Islands by year’s end

The Lamba Ness peninsular in Unst will be home to the £43m SaxaVord Spaceport.

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