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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

In August, a rocket engine exploded during a test launch at the spaceport in Shetland, however the RFA said no one was injured. Subscribe free to our weekly newsletter for exclusive and original ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

RFA’s rocket is one of the largest microlaunchers ... that led to an explosion during the hotfire test of its nine engines last year. Kellner said work was under way to rebuild the rocket.