US EditionScottish Space Company Gets Launch Licence - but Still Searching for Pad
SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM, AUG 5 – Skyrora can conduct up to 16 suborbital launches yearly but must find an alternative to SaxaVord due to no available pads this year, exploring the Sutherland site instead.
- Skyrora has become the first company in the UK to receive a launch operator licence for its Skylark rocket, allowing launches from the SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
- The Civil Aviation Authority granted the licence, marking a significant milestone for the UK's emerging space sector.
- Skyrora plans to conduct up to 16 sub-orbital launches annually from SaxaVord spaceport, aiming to capture part of a growing international market worth $1 trillion by 2030.
- Scottish Secretary Ian Murray stated that the launch licence represents a major boost to Scotland's space sector and the UK's ambitions in this industry.
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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.
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Skyrora Wins its First UK Launch License
Skyrora became the first British commercial rocket manufacturer to secure a launch license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), paving the way for its Skylark L suborbital rocket to lift off from the SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands. While the Scottish company’s date on the relatively nearby launchpad is still TBD, Derek Harris, Skyrora’s business development lead, told Payload it could take place as early as May 2026. Both Sky…
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