{"id":16419,"date":"2021-12-09T14:19:52","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=16419"},"modified":"2021-12-09T14:19:52","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T14:19:52","slug":"novel-rocket-test-facility-underway-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/novel-rocket-test-facility-underway-scotland\/16419\/","title":{"rendered":"Novel rocket test facility underway in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"
Commenting on the construction of the rocket test facility, Ian Annett, Deputy CEO of the UK Space Agency, said: \u201cThe construction of this new facility marks another major milestone in our ambitions to become a modern, agile spacefaring nation. Orbex is an innovative spaceflight company developing its own launch vehicle which will be tested at this new facility, before launching from Space Hub Sutherland.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a very exciting time for the UK space sector, as the country moves towards to the first ever satellite launches<\/a> from UK soil next year.<\/p>\n Orbex has commissioned Motive Offshore Group to build the test launch platform, known as Orbex LP1, which will assist in the testing of Orbex’s Prime rocket, which has been designed with the intention of transporting small satellites to low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n The UK Space Agency backed the development of Orbex\u2019s Prime Rocket with \u00a35.5m of funding, as part of the government\u2019s plans to enable small satellite launch from UK spaceports.<\/p>\n