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Orbex to develop medium sized rocket and switch launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport

Space Explored Staff Dec 4 2024 - 11:08 am PT

This is a press released shared to or found by Space Explored but written by the company/agency in question, not the Space Explored team. It has been slightly edited for better reading.

Spaceflight company Orbex is to focus its operations exclusively on developing small and medium sized space rockets after switching its launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland.

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RFA loses inaugural flight first stage, now what

Seth Kurkowski Aug 20 2024 - 6:42 pm PT

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In what was believed to be the final strand of tests before attempting its first orbital launch, Rocket Factory Augsburg suffered an anomaly during a hot fire test of its first stage and a loss of the vehicle. So what happens now for European launch?

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First Scottish orbital launch could be set for this fall

Seth Kurkowski Aug 1 2024 - 7:49 am PT

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Rocket Factory Augsburg is gearing up for its first orbital launch attempt of its RFA One rocket. Its spaceport, a set of Islands north of mainland Scotland, is also ready for the company’s launch, the first from the UK’s soil.

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SaxaVord Spaceport

Orbex to develop medium sized rocket and switch launch operations to SaxaVord Spaceport

RFA loses inaugural flight first stage, now what

First Scottish orbital launch could be set for this fall

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