Rocket launch from
Shetland spaceport announced for next year
15 November 2023
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A mock-up of
a rocket launch from SaxaVord Spaceport
The timetable for what could be the first rocket
launch from Shetland's SaxaVord spaceport has been set out.
German rocket firm Hylmpulse will attempt sub-orbital launches -
flights that are not fast enough to stay in outer space - from August 2024.
Full orbital launches will take place from 2025, according to a letter
signed by Hylmpulse and the spaceport.
The site has still to be approved by the Civil Aviation Authority but
hopes to be commercially operational by 2030.
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A number of companies are also working to launch rockets from the site
in the coming years.
Hylmpulse Technologies was due to have its inaugural launch at Unst
this year, but the move was delayed as infrastructure at the spaceport was not
ready.
Another German company, Rocket Factory Ausburg (RFA), is also planning
an orbital launch early next year, followed by a Lockheed Martin/ABL Space
Systems launch later in 2024.
RFA UK, a subsidiary of the German firm, was recently awarded £3.5m from the UK Space Agency to support rocket
launch preparations.
The spaceport is situated on the UK's most northerly inhabited island,
home to fewer than 700 people.
Once operational it will carry small satellites into space.
RFA UK
The first rocket launches from SaxaVord Spaceport are expected next
year
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