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Start of construction paves way for first UK mainland vertical launch

May 8, 2023 Clive Simpson

Rocket and launch services company Orbex has begun construction at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland with a ground-breaking ceremony on May 5 that marked the start of the first vertical launch spaceport to be built on mainland UK.

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Scotland site selected as launch base for Lockheed Martin, Orbex

July 16, 2018 Stephen Clark

Two companies — U.S. aerospace giant Lockheed Martin and British start-up Orbex — seeking to carve out a share of the burgeoning small satellite launch market plan to fly their rockets from a remote site on the northern shore of Scotland, British government and industry officials announced Monday.

News Headlines

  • NASA contract confirms selection of ULA’s Centaur 5 as new upper stage for the SLS rocket
    March 7, 2026
  • SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB Sunday
    March 6, 2026
  • Spanish launch startup PLD Space raises $209 million to scale its rocket production
    March 5, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 600th Starlink satellite of 2026 during predawn Falcon 9 rocket flight from Cape Canaveral
    March 3, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    March 1, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 25 Starlink Satellites from the West Coast
    March 1, 2026
  • NASA announces major overhaul of Artemis moon program: “We’ve got to get back to basics”
    February 27, 2026
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral with 29 Starlink satellites
    February 27, 2026
  • SLS rocket hauled back to VAB for repairs
    February 25, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 500th Starlink satellite in 2026 during Wednesday Falcon 9 flight
    February 25, 2026
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