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The Broken Economics of the Sutherland Spaceport

The proposed Sutherland Spaceport has been causing us some concern for quite a while now. For many reasons, but the main one being than it defies all common sense and logic. And we know that we aren’t alone in that view. Even setting aside the ecological concerns and the secretive Danish company with no rockets,…
Invernaver Bridge
Sutherland Spaceport: A bridge too far
Virgin Orbit
The UK & US Governments sign historical Space technology agreement
Sutherland spaceport
Part 2: The UK Space Consortium – cracking it wide open
Satellite technology
Civil Servants Advise Against GNSS, UK’s Own Satellite Navigation System
Cracks starting to show in UK space consortium as they criticise local council & government
Shetland Space Centre
The race between Shetland and Sutherland to become first vertical launch site

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UK Space Agency Experiment Proves that Growing Food on Other Planets is Possible

One of the latest experiments supported by the UK Space Agency proves that plants can survive in space. While these seeds age faster and grow slower, this study still supports the likeliness that we can grow food on other planets.  UK Space Agency & Rocket Science experiment  Two kilos of seeds spent half a year…
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Spaceport Cornwall: People in Space – Melissa Thorpe
Scotland in Space
Scotland punching above its weight in Space industry ambitions
Sutherland spaceport
UK Spaceport Funding
Scotland in Space
Scotland in Space: The future’s bright
People in Space; Miles Carden: from surveyor to Cornwall spaceport chief

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