Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) is the Scottish Government's economic and community development agency for the Highlands and Islands region, actively supporting the growth of the space industry in the area. HIE's involvement includes the Space Hub Sutherland project, a planned satellite launch site, and supporting the North Coast Space Cluster. They aim to promote sustainable economic growth, job creation, and business development within the space sector, working with various stakeholders to foster a thriving space industry. HIE also engages with companies like Orbex and provides specialist advice through firms like AstroAgency.
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Government together contributed a combined £9 million to the Sutherland spaceport project.
The Highlands and Islands Enterprise has expressed deep disappointment at Orbex’s decision to switch launch operations from Sutherland to Shetland and remains committed to working with local people to develop a positive future for Melness and the surrounding area.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish government provided £9,000,000in funding for the Sutherland Spaceport project.
The public investment package for Sutherland Spaceport includes just over £9 million from Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Government and £2.55 million that the UK Space Agency announced in 2018.
Orbex signed a 50-year sub-lease with Highlands and Islands Enterprise enabling Orbex to direct construction and assume full operational management of the facility on the community-owned Melness Crofters Estate.
Orbex signed an agreement in November 2022 with Highlands and Islands Enterprise for a 10-acre site to build a launch pad capable of hosting up to 12 launches per year.
Orbex signed a 50-year sub-lease with Highlands and Islands Enterprise for a spaceport location on community-owned land on the A’ Mhoine peninsula in north-west Sutherland with an option to extend for a further 25 years.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise began developing plans for the Sutherland spaceport in 2018 with specialist input from architects NORR and construction consultants Gardiner and Theobald.
Melness Crofters’ Estate worked closely with Highlands and Islands Enterprise to develop the spaceport project and deliver local economic benefits.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise began developing plans for the Sutherland spaceport in 2018 with input from architects NORR and construction consultants Gardiner and Theobald.
Orbex signed a lease with Highlands and Islands Enterprise for a 10-acre site in the northwestern part of Sutherland county in northern Scotland.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise seeks to create a low-carbon space center at the Sutherland site as part of the planning conditions.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise announced on 2020-06-26 that a local government committee approved plans for the Sutherland spaceport site, while final approvals by the Scottish government remain pending.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise signed a 75-year lease option with landowners Melness Crofters Estate on 2019-08-01 to build and operate a spaceport on that land.
On 2019-08-01 Highlands and Islands Enterprise signed a 75-year lease option with the Melness Crofters Estate to build and operate a spaceport on Melness Crofters Estate land.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise received $3,300,000 from the British government to start work on the launch site on the A’Mhoine Peninsula.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise committed in principle an additional $13,000,000 to build out the initial spaceport infrastructure on the A’Mhoine Peninsula.
The U.K. Space Agency is providing more than $3,000,000 to Highlands and Islands Enterprise to begin development of the Sutherland launch site.