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UNBELIEVABLE: Orbex - The Untold Story

Space rocket company enters administration

Orbex had planned to carry out the first test launches of its microlauncher Prime later this year.

Evening Standard

British space rocket company enters administration with more than 100 jobs lost

The firm had planned to carry out the first test launches of its microlauncher later this year

The Independent UK

Rocket company exploring purchase of select Orbex assets

Orbex has announced plans to appoint administrators

Evening Standard

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Scottish rocket startup nears collapse despite £26m in taxpayer loans

Orbex’s collapse would put 150 jobs at risk and dash hopes of it launching first homegrown rocket from Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Space rocket company ‘on the cusp of launches’ to appoint administrators

Orbex said it will continue trading while all options for the future of the company are explored.

Evening Standard

Scottish space company gets launch licence but is still searching for a pad

Skyrora has been granted a launch licence for its suborbital rocket, Skylark.

The Independent UK

ESA selects 5 rocket companies for European Launcher Challenge

Germany's Isar and RFA, France's Maiaspace, Spain's PLD Space, and UK-based Orbex have been pre-selected for ESA's €169 million launcher initiative.

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Scottish space firm vows to launch satellites from the Highlands by 2027

A MORAY space company has made public their intention to launch satellites from a mothballed spaceport in the Highlands.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish space firm opens internship programme after sky-high interest

SCOTLAND-BASED rocket launch services company Orbex has opened its annual internship programme ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish spaceport will be ready for launch by summer, MPs told

THE spaceport at the northernmost tip of the UK will be ready for satellite launches by July, MPs have been told ...

The National (Scotland)

Spaceport on Shetland Islands will be ready for launch by July, MPs told

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

Evening Standard

New York to Paris in 30 mins? How to achieve Elon Musk’s vision of rockets replacing long haul

Of all the things that Donald Trump’s return as US president could mean, one is that Elon Musk’s plan to use Starship rockets for long-distance flights on Earth could move forward. Dubbed Starship Earth to Earth, this would see passengers transported by rocket between cities. They would briefly leave the…

The Conversation

'We were blindsided': Fears for promised 300 jobs as Highland spaceport plan paused

Shocked locals have branded Orbex’s decision to pause work on the Sutherland spaceport “a hammer blow”.

The National (Scotland)

Swinney to probe concerns for money invested in paused Sutherland Spaceport

The spaceport on the north coast of the Scottish mainland received a reported £14.6 million in investment, but it has now been put on hold.

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Rocket company pauses construction of spaceport in Highlands

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

The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

Spaceport’s ‘floating road’ over peat bog nearly finished ahead of test launch

Orbex aims to carry out its first launch from the ‘carbon neutral’ spaceport in northern Scotland next year.

The National (Scotland)

Play inspired by spaceport aims to ignite passions with major tour planned

AN “extraordinary” play inspired by the construction of the controversial new spaceport in Sutherland will receive its premiere later this month…

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The Guardian - UK

Vandalism or the community’s future? Crofters feel ‘helpless’ in face of spaceport radar station

An antenna park has divided the community living beside a world heritage site in the Scottish Highlands

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

Spaceport proposes smaller rocket launch site to protect habitats

THE company building a spaceport on the northern coast of the Scottish mainland has proposed changes to its plans for the site, with a smaller…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland has chance to grow lead as Europe’s top space nation, CEO says

THE chief executive of a top Scottish aerospace company has said that Scotland is already Europe's leading space nation.

The National (Scotland)

'It's military investment': Protest calls on Scottish Government to oppose spaceports

CAMPAIGNERS are calling on the Scottish Government to withdraw support for new spaceports in Scotland.

The National (Scotland)

Construction begins at UK's first vertical spaceport after spending boost

CONSTRUCTION has begun at the UK’s first vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland as the project received a further spending boost.

Insider UK

Construction begins at Sutherland Spaceport

Further funding also confirmed, with Orbex starting a hiring spree ahead of rocket launches

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