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“You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you.” Katherine Johnson #ripkatherinejohnson

It was great meeting the team from Ambasat and looking forward to the journey together!

Good luck Megan! I just made a donation on behalf of the National Physical Laboratory’s team here in Scotland. The very best of luck.

#Science #Technology #Aerospace

We attended another great CPG on #Science and #Technology last night – interesting presentations from Murray Collins and Kristina Tamane (The University of Edinburgh) and Alan Thompson (Skyrora Ltd) on Scotland's potential to lead in #Aerospace

A Scottish Launch Company Just Tested A ‘Green’ Rocket Engine That Uses Waste Plastic As Fuel

U.K. launch startup Skyrora has tested a new rocket engine that uses "greener" fuel in the form of waste plastic, as it moves towards its planned first orbital launch in 2022. Edinburgh-based Skyrora said it had successfully tested its 3D-printed “eco liquid-fuel rocket engine” last week at a test site in Fife, Scotland. The 3.5kN Leo engine is designed to be used on the company’s planned Skyrora XL rocket.

Using a more environmentally friendly fuel made from non-recyclable plastics that otherwise would go to landfill, we recently and successfully tested our LEO engine in Scotland! #Scotlandleadingtheway #Scotlandinspace

Launch startup Skyrora successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engines powered by plastic waste

Rocket launch startup Skyrora, an Edinburgh-based company that’s developing a new launch vehicle for small satellites, has successfully tested its new rocket engines in their first stationary ground-firings, a huge step on the way toward developing their launch vehicle. Skyrora’s rocket engines are novel not only in their use of 3D printing, but also because the fuel that powers them is developed from plastic waste — a new type of fuel called “Ecosene” the startup says makes its launch vehicles greener and more ecologically sound than the competition.

Scotland-based Skyrora tests 3D printed rocket engine and eco-fuel

Scottish company Ecosene has developed a technology capable of transforming plastic waste—which would otherwise end up in a landfill—into fuel. The novel process is reportedly capable of turning 1,000 kg of plastic waste into 600 kg of kerosene fuel in just 24 hours. Understandably, the prospect has grabbed the interest of the space industry.