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Sutherland Spaceport

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Orbex expects Sutherland Spaceport to be ready in early spring of 2024.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralSep 16, 2024Still waiting for liftoff in the UK

Orbex plans to launch the Prime vehicle from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipMay 6, 2024Europe looks to end its launcher crisis

Orbex is expanding its manufacturing and aims to complete its Sutherland Spaceport 2024.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipApr 22, 2024Orbex Secures £16.7 Million in Funding to Ramp Up the Development of its Prime Rocket

Orbex plans to launch Prime from Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipApr 19, 2024Orbex raises $20.8 million Series C extension

Orbex was granted a 50-year lease to construct and operate Sutherland Spaceport as its home spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralFeb 21, 2024Orbex secures international patent for coaxial rocket fuel tanks

Sutherland Spaceport in northern Scotland was selected by the U.K. Space Agency in 2018 as the country’s preferred vertical launch site and is being developed by Orbex for its Prime small launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: sutherland spaceportTechnical ProductDec 18, 2023SaxaVord Spaceport receives U.K. license

The Sutherland Spaceport site is planned to support up to 12 orbital rocket launches per year.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportTechnical ProductDec 14, 2023Orbex Receives £3.3 Million in Funding as Part of ESA's Boost! Initiative

Orbex will use the £3.3 million in funding to undertake activities to build the Ultra-Green Launch Complex at Sutherland Spaceport.

Mentioned as: sutherland spaceportTechnical ProductDec 14, 2023Orbex Receives £3.3 Million in Funding as Part of ESA's Boost! Initiative

Orbex has created around 100 skilled jobs in Moray and will build and operate Sutherland Spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative PlanOct 10, 2023AstroAgency secures space expertise as UK economic growth is targeted

The UK Space Agency awarded Orbex £5.5 million in 2018 to build a new rocket for launch from Sutherland Spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Orbex Expands Design and Production Facilities in Preparation for its Prime Rocket Launch

The UK Space Agency awarded Orbex £5.5 million in 2018 to build a new rocket for launch from Sutherland Spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Orbex’s facilities’ footprint expands 30% for UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch

Orbex is building and will operate Sutherland Spaceport under a fifty-year lease with an option to extend for a further twenty-five years.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Orbex’s facilities’ footprint expands 30% for UK mainland’s first vertical rocket launch

Orbex is building and operating Sutherland Spaceport under a fifty-year lease with an option to extend for a further twenty-five years.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipJul 11, 2023Orbex Expands Design and Production Facilities in Preparation for its Prime Rocket Launch

The U.K. Space Agency awarded £2,550,000to the Sutherland Spaceport project in 2018.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex secured agreements required to build Sutherland Spaceport, including a lease, in November 2022.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipMay 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Lockheed Martin opted in 2020 to conduct a U.K. Pathfinder launch from SaxaVord Spaceport using a vehicle provided by ABL Space Systems instead of Sutherland Spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the Scottish government provided £9,000,000in funding for the Sutherland Spaceport project.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex received £3,000,000from the U.K. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to support Sutherland Spaceport development.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

Orbex expected to spend more than £20,000,000over three years building and operating Sutherland Spaceport.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportNarrative GeneralMay 9, 2023Construction starts on Orbex Scottish launch site

The UK Space Agency provided £2.5 million towards Sutherland Spaceport and £5.5 million for the development of Orbex’s Prime rocket.

Mentioned as: Sutherland SpaceportOrg RelationshipMay 7, 2023Construction starts at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland
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