The UK's new spaceport in Shetland will be ready for satellite launches by July, MPs have been told. A number of companies ...

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 ...

The Scottish Affairs Committee heard SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst is ‘absolutely’ planning on a launch this year.

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 ...

Now, the company appears on track for a launch in 2025. The company is now focused on building the RFA ONE rocket's first stage with nine Helix staged-combustion engines, and then conducting a full ...

The company is now focused on building the RFA ONE rocket's first stage with nine Helix staged-combustion engines, and then conducting a full hot fire test on the launch pad at SaxaVord Spaceport ...

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.

RFA receives launch license ... ArianeGroup completed a successful hot fire test of the Prometheus rocket engine in late December 2024, European Spaceflight reports. European Space Agency Director ...

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 ...

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 ...