UK grants space launch licence to Scottish firm
British gave the first space launch license to a homemade rocket company and opened a way for an Scottish attempt to send satellites to space from the first vertical launch of England.
The regulator said that Skyrora, which was established in 2017, could launch up to 16 a year, subject to more approval by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
The Scotland -based company will use the Saxavort SpacePort on the Setland Islands of Northern Scotland, which has received a significant security license last year, in the future.
However, Saxavort told Skyrora that there was no compliance with the launch in 2025.
Skyrora CEO Volodymyr Levykin said in a statement, the company’s priority is to start from England, but expects a delay, he said.
“Although he is ready for a vehicle and has a launch license, it is unlikely that he can complete his launch from England this year.” He said.
The company said that Australia, Oman and potentially starting from Iceland.
“Skyrora, which gives a company that grows at home, is an important milestone for our space sector and our nation,” CAA General Manager Rob Bishton said. He said.
It is estimated that the space market will be above $ 1 trillion by 2030, as companies worldwide plan to build thousands of internet beam satellite.
The UK wants to add launch capabilities to the space industry that employs more than 45,000 people and builds more satellite from anywhere outside the USA.
However, in the early 2023, these efforts took a major blow when a horizontal rocket launch from Newquay, southwest England failed. A successful vertical launch from Saksavort will revive the expectations of the industry.
Skyrora must meet a number of conditions before any launch, including sufficient insurance, data sharing agreement with the British government and other countries with other countries.
