UK first as vertical rocket launch licence granted
German firm Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) have been awarded the first Launch Operator Licence allowing it to launch rockets from the SaxaVord Spaceport. The licence, granted by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), gives permission for RFA to launch up to ten rockets a year into space carrying a number of small satellites and other payloads.
UK gives the go-ahead for vertical rocket launch
Britain gave the green light to Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from a site in northern Scotland on Thursday, potentially paving the way for regular commercial space missions from European soil.
UK gives green light to German start-up for vertical rocket launch
The UK has given the go-ahead to German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from British soil, in what it hopes will be the first commercial mission to space from Europe. The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday granted RFA permission to fly its 30-metre-tall RFA ONE microlauncher into orbit from SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
‘Groundbreaking moment' for space industry as Shetland rocket launch gets green light
Scientists have hailed a "groundbreaking moment" for the space industry after German company moved a step closer to carrying out Europe's first vertical launch into orbit from a site the UK. Rocket Factory Augsburg has high hopes of launching a satellite from a spaceport on Unst,
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