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25.05.2020

Our News

Scottish Spaceport - the project is pending approval

Scottish spaceport is about to commence building work The project of Scottish spaceport, new cosmodrome is now pending approval Building a cost-efficient vertical aerodrome in the northern part of Scotland can start in a year, depending on the receipt of a development consent proposal from a regional council. Scottish spaceport, to be named Space Hub Sutherland, will be located at A'Mhoine on the Moine Peninsula in County Sutherland, a couple of kilometers from the Scottish Atlantic shoreline.

25.05.2020

Our News

Virgin Orbit - small satellites launcher

British Space Agency grants Virgin Orbit resources to become small satellites launcher Cornwall to become a new site for satellites launch by Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit United Kingdom is being awarded a £7.35 Mio grant from the UK Space Agency to provide horizontal launch capability for small satellites launch at the Cornwall Space Station at Newquay Airport in the UK. Virgin Orbit UK is the affiliate of Virgin Orbit, a space launching organization located in the United States. Minister of Science promises financing In addition to the resources and assistance from the sponsoring company, the financing from the United Kingdom Space Agency is one component of an overall £20 million financing programme for the installations at Cornwall's Newquay Airport, promised by the Minister of Science, Chris Skidmore.

23.05.2020

Press

One small step for rocket science apprentice at Skyrora

Jack-James “JJ” Marlow, 31, and his team at Skyrora, an Edinburgh-based technology company, put its 11m rocket, Skylark L, though its paces in Kildermorie, near Alness in Ross-shire, this week.

22.05.2020

Twitter

Test was successful

Thank you to @BTTFRS1 Fire and Rescue team who were on standby at our ground rocket test! Thankfully, the test was successful and were not needed but they helped us survey the area to double check there was no combustion that had escaped our fire and suppression water system

22.05.2020

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#Jobsinspace #STEM

Who is registered? We already have over half of our tickets sold! Make sure to register! Hear what @spacegovuk @RAL_Space_STFC @ResponsiveAcs @timmermansr have to say about what employment opportunities there are in the Space Industry! #Jobsinspace #STEM

22.05.2020

Twitter

UK’s new space revolution

Exciting news from @Skyrora_Ltd with the first UK based ground rocket test in 50 years! Great to see engineering talent based in Midlothian leading the way in the UK’s new space revolution #CareersinSpace #Midlothian

22.05.2020

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#Skyrorawebinar

It was good on Wednesday to hear from #LadiesInLaunch including @Astropolitica. Enjoying this series of webinars by @Skyrora_Ltd. #womeninspace #Skyrorawebinar

22.05.2020

Twitter

#everyonecandotheirbit

Thank you for doing what you do. Being brave, strong and working the front line during these uncertain times. #clapforourkeyworkers #carehomehereos #everyonecandotheirbit

22.05.2020

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Skyrora’s Straw Glider

Skyrora’s Straw Glider activity can now be found on our new and improved website. We have also included an informative explanation on the four forces of flight that you will encounter when taking part in this activity. Check it out here:

21.05.2020

Press

Skyrora conducts the first space rocket test in Britain for 50 years

Skyrora says the recent static firing came after three hot-fire tests of the engine before it was integrated into the launcher. The static test of the full vehicle was conducted using the company's mobile launch system, which consists of several modules that comprised the command center, propellant containers, power generator, erector/launcher, and a compressed gas container.

21.05.2020

Press

Successful space rocket test first in UK for a generation

The operation was carried out while having to adhere to very strict social distancing measures, and in an extremely remote location, providing additional challenges, all of which were handled expertly by all the team.“We see this as being the first significant step towards reaching space from our own soil and are very proud to have taken that step as part of the UK’s space ambitions.“We are now in a full state of readiness for launch. It is this milestone that is the start of the UK’s new space revolution.“With the expertise in place and all the necessary hardware at the ready, we are poised to take the next steps in making the UK a serious leader in the space business once again.

21.05.2020

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3rd webinar in the Space Today

Join us for our 3rd webinar in the Space Today series, where experts from the space industry share their advice and experiences on how you could begin a career in the Space Sector! Hear from: @spacegovuk, @RAL_Space_STFC, @ResponsiveAcs, @timmermansr

21.05.2020

Press

UK's first complete rocket test in 50 years takes place in Scotland

The first complete ground rocket test in the UK for 50 years has happened in Scotland, with the test of private space company Skyrora’s Skylark L rocket. In a post announcing the news, Skyrora said that the construction of the mobile launch complex and test had been completed in only five days, with the 11-meter long vehicle being sent from Kildemorie Estate in North Scotland.

21.05.2020

Press

Skyrora and UK's first rocket launch test in 50 years

That this House congratulates Midlothian based Skyrora Ltd on completing the UK’s first ground rocket test in Scotland in 50 years; commends its work in making the UK ready for launching rockets into space after its team successfully built a mobile launch complex and completed a full static fire test with the Skylark-L rocket on it in only five days; recognises that Skyrora's achievements signify the first vertical static fire test of this magnitude in the UK since the Black Arrow Programme, 50 years ago; notes that the Skylark L rocket could be ready to launch from a British spaceport by spring 2021 and the inaugural launch of the low Earth orbital (LEO) Skyrora XL rocket by 2023; further notes that the company plan to use its Ecosene, an equivalent Kerosene fuel made from un-recyclable plastic waste

21.05.2020

Press

Skyrora Conducts SkyLark-L Full Static Test Firing

LONDON–British satellite launcher firm Skyrora has undertaken a full static fire test of its Skylark-L rocket, the first test of this scale since the UK’s Black Arrow program 50 years ago.