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Skyrora expressed interest in acquiring select Orbex assets, including the Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.
Skyrora expressed interest in taking over the lease for the Sutherland spaceport earlier in February 2026.
Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish Government together contributed a combined £9 million to the Sutherland spaceport project.
Orbex appointed administrators and laid off its workforce, resulting in abandonment of its role in the Sutherland spaceport project.
Orbex paused construction of the Sutherland spaceport in December 2024 and redirected funding to development of its Proxima rocket.
The Sutherland spaceport project received £3 million from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in 2023.
The Sutherland spaceport project received £2.5 million in funding from the UK government in 2018.
Sutherland spaceport is located on the northern tip of Scotland.
The Melness Crofters Estate owns the land leased to Orbex for the Sutherland spaceport and sought new partners to deliver the spaceport in late February 2026.
Orbex began construction of the Sutherland Spaceport on Scotland's north coast in 2023, paused construction at the end of 2024, and decided to shift its launch operations to SaxaVord in the Shetland Islands.
Skyrora, based in Glasgow, intends to explore the purchase of select Orbex assets, including the Sutherland Spaceport, which could see it invest up to £10 million ($13.6 million).
Dorothy Pritchard is Chairwoman of Melness Crofters Estate and Melness Crofters Estate remains fully committed to a Sutherland Spaceport.
Skyrora intends to explore the purchase of select Orbex assets, including the Sutherland Spaceport.
Skyrora has expressed interest in acquiring the Sutherland spaceport construction project that Orbex had been managing.
Orbex’s work on the Sutherland spaceport in Scotland, which Orbex had been carrying out, was halted in 2024.
Skyrora intends to explore the purchase of select Orbex assets, including Sutherland Spaceport.
Skyrora's potential acquisition of Orbex assets could include the Sutherland Spaceport on Scotland’s northern coast.
Skyrora expressed interest in investing up to £10 million (€11.5 million) to acquire select Orbex assets, potentially including the Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.
Skyrora's potential investment to acquire select Orbex assets includes the Sutherland Spaceport and aims to keep the technology and intellectual property under U.K. ownership.
SaxaVord Spaceport and Sutherland Spaceport in the United Kingdom are developing facilities with plans to host orbital launches as soon as 2025.