UK Spaceport

The UK Spaceport plans have been underway since 2018, with a number of locations likely to host a Spaceport.

A location in Sutherland in the north of Scotland will potentially host a vertical launch Spaceport with two other locations in Scotland also looking to have vertical launch facilities.

The UK Spaceport project is also likely to see up to three locations with horizontal launch facilities including one in Scotland and another in Cornwall in the South of England and a third in Wales.

Protest group launch petition to block Sutherland spaceport

Things are heating up across the UK in the race to space with several sites in the running to be first to launch and make history. We reported recently that the proposed Cornwall launch site was having difficulties of its own with locals protesting against it on a number of safety concerns and environmental issues….

21st Aug 2019