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Goonhilly Earth Station Limited has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intuitive Machines following the satisfactory completion of regulatory requirements. Goonhillys primary site sits on the Lizard Peninsula near Helston…

In conjunction with Dark Star Labs Saxavord spaceport, located in the Shetland Isle of Unst, Scotland, have launched a "virtual twin" of the site. It can be found here https://saxavord.darkstarlabs.io/

Thought I'd write up some notes from the British Interplanetary Society talk yesterday evening by Dr. Mykhailo Andriievskyi, from Skyrora. Skyrora are a British space launch company based in Cumbernauld,…

The Blue Streak forum is on BlueSky Social (of course!) @bluestreak.space and X as @bluestreakspace

During August 2025 I visited the area again whilst on holiday. I toured the New Battery, as well as intending to visit the Rocket Exhibition which was closed my visit…

This is the second post from my trip to the Isle of Wight, if you haven't read Part One you can find it here: Photo Report Isle of Wight March…

The Isle of Wight is an important location in the history of UK rocketry. It's widely known that Black Knight and Black Arrow rockets were tested at High Down, right…

January 2025 : UKSA investment of £20m in Orbex should accelerate development at SaxaVord. Matthew Archer, Director of Launch at the UK Space Agency said of Orbex's move from Sutherland…

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) was granted the license by the UK Civil Aviation Authority this week, allowing them up to 10 vertical rocket launches per year. This is more good…

Moray based Orbex have announced their intention to focus launch efforts at Saxavord Spaceport in Shetland. They leased the 13 acre Sutherland site from Highlands and Islands Enterprises (HIE) in…