Moray-based space rocket manufacturer Orbex has secured a £40.4m funding package to help towards planned launches from a Highland spaceport. The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB ...

UK built Prime rocket is made from a special carbon fibre and aluminium composite material, and uses environmental friendly bio-propane fuel UK-based space firm Orbex unveiled its Prime rocket on ...

Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray has told Jamie Stone that he will pay a visit to the Sutherland Spaceport site on ...

Comes against the backdrop of Scotland having “big ambitions to be Europe’s leading space nation”. The UK’s role as a pioneer in the space industry has taken a step forward with Forres ...

Both developers and those in Sutherland are hopeful for year-round interest from visitors once the site is fully operational, ...

Forres-based Orbex has proposed launching up to 12 rockets a year from Sutherland Spaceport. Highland councillors claim there have been times when large parts of the region have had no cover.