German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to ...

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 ...

RFA is still building the first stage of the rocket with nine helix engines. The rocket is to be launched from the Saxavord Spaceport launch site on the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.

WASHINGTON — German launch vehicle startup Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has received a license from British regulators to carry out its first orbital launch from a spaceport in the Shetland ...

Rocket Factory Augsburg officially receives its spaceflight operator licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

In a statement posted to X, RFA said blamed an 'anomaly' for the explosion and loss of the first stage (the rocket's bottommost portion) as it fired its engines. It added: 'No one was injured ...

But RFA has beaten competitors to be the first ... unlocking opportunities that will shape industries and inspire generations.” A rocket engine explodes during test at Shetland spaceport Credit ...

SaxaVord Spaceport became the UK’s first licenced vertical launch spaceport last December and received their range control ...

Approval has been given for the first UK launch of a traditional "vertical" rocket. The critical clearance from the air safety regulator has taken the country a step closer to seeing its first ...

A new 'hot-fire' test of the nine-engine Helix will need to be carried out on the launch stool before the go ahead is given for launch. The rest of the three-stage RFA ONE rocket is already in the ...