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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…

At the International Astronautical Congress on the 13th October 2024, eight international spaceports agreed to work together to build standards and procedures for the development and operation of their facilities.…

Not strictly a booster story, but as a historic UK site Goonhilly has a long and winding history in space related stories. From receiving the first transatlantic TV pictures via…

UK based rocket engine sector suffered a significant setback at the end of October 2024 when REL and Reaction Engines Inc. (REL's US subsidiary) closed their doors for good. REL…

I was lucky enough to catch a SpaceX Falcon 9 night launch earlier this week, sending 23 Starlink satellites up to join the rest of their internet service constellation. Photos…