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SpaceNut

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Skyrora British space small ship launchers

I am glad to find out that in today's rapidly developing world we have a possibility to reach the space and even build some kind of life on other planets. Some of the commercial companies have already pronounced the approximate price for space flight. But sending a human to space is not the only important thing. It is also needed to send cargo to ISS and future colonized planet.  British space exploration company Skyrora represents a new breed of private rocket companies developing the next generation of launch vehicles for the burgeoning small satellite market https://www.skyrora.com/.

This is a unique market that requires low cost and simple designs.

Another such company following that market is Rocket Lab but thats got its own topic.

tahanson43206

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

For SpaceNut ... thanks for providing a topic for Forrest White to fill with details about this interesting company!!!

Skyrora Ltd is a private space company from Scotland founded in 2017. In August 2018 it successfully conducted Scotland's first commercial rocket launch by a private company at Kildermorie Estate in Ross-shire. Wikipedia
Headquarters location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Founded: June 21, 2017
Type of business: Privately held company

According to a snippet I see in the Google search results, Skyrora had a successful launch in June of this year.

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elderflower

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

They are proposing to move their launch site to Shetland Islands which are even further North than the one in Ross. I guess they are looking at Polar orbit markets.

Calliban

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

Another initiative that will get no support from the British government and will therefore end up going nowhere.  The British government has to be one of the least inspiring organisations on the planet.  They have no vision; believe in nothing; invest in nothing and still manage to spend a fortune of other people's money.

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kbd512

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

Calliban,

If you think the government is bad in Jolly Olde England, just remember that you could be living in America.

Terraformer

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

kbd512,

America had CotS. The US Gov might favour Boeing, but they still gave SpaceX contracts. We've got nuthin'.

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SpaceNut

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

Major funding package pledged for UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, Scotland

This significant investment forms part of an even larger 250m pound package that was announced via the Ayrshire Growth Deal Head of Terms agreement 18 months ago. This saw the Scotland Office pledge to invest 103 million pounds in the region over the next 15 years, alongside 103 million pounds from the Scottish Government over 10 years, augmented with further investment from the three local authority areas of East, North and South Ayrshire.

The signing of a deal of this size reinforces Ayrshire's position as a leading UK aerospace hub. The region already employs over 3,500 people in global companies such as Spirit AeroSystems; BAE Systems; GE Aviation; Collins Aerospace; Woodward and National Air Traffic Services (NATS), accounting for more than half of the aerospace industry's workforce in Scotland. The financial boost aims to add another 4,000 jobs by 2035, helping Ayrshire capitalize on the exciting opportunities offered by the fast-growing commercial space sector.

Ian Annett, Deputy CEO, UK Space Agency said, "The deal will deliver another boost to the UK's growing space sector by funding a range of new, cutting-edge aerospace activities around Glasgow Prestwick Airport, including development of the spaceport site.

This will not only create highly-skilled jobs across the region, but also further the UK's reputation as Europe's leading new space destination and bring us one step closer to small satellite launches taking place in the UK."

80m pounds of the Growth Deal investment will be used specifically to help realize Ayrshire's vision of creating a leading cluster, for both space, and wider aerospace supply chain activity. Detailed plans are already in place for a spaceport development that would provide the capability to launch small satellites from within Europe for the first time, utilizing modified aircraft that would begin their journeys from Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/

Mars_B4_Moon

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Re: Skyrora British space small ship launchers

New rocket test facility under construction in Scotland
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_ … d_999.html
The construction of this new facility marks another major milestone in our ambitions to become a modern, agile spacefaring nation. Orbex is an innovative spaceflight company developing its own launch vehicle which will be tested at this new facility, before launching from Space Hub Sutherland.