Rocket Companies Eye 2022 Launch Date From British Launch Sites

Orbex
Orbex has secured launch commitments from several satellite operators for its two-stage Prime launcher.
Credit: Orbex Concept
Almost 50 years after the UK developed a space launch capability and then abandoned it, a new era of UK space launch is beckoning. Private companies, domestic and international, are pressing ahead with research and development programs that will allow them to conduct small-satellite launches from...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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