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SaxaVord Spaceport confident it is ready for first launch this summer

9 July 2026

•Space

First SaxaVord rocket launch could take place in August

7 July 2026

•Space

Parts of first rocket launched from Unst expected to splash down east of Iceland

29 April 2026

•Space

HyImpulse agrees deal for suborbital launch from SaxaVord later this year

19 March 2026

•Space

A large metallic rocket engine is being moved by a crane, with a worker in a yellow jacket standing nearby at an industrial site.

Unst folk to be given first opportunity to view SaxaVord launches

10 March 2026

•Space

Rocket firm planning first launch from Unst this summer

9 March 2026

•Space

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UK Government’s £20m funding boost for Scottish spaceports welcomed

6 March 2026

•Space

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Updated

Space company behind plans to launch satellite from Unst to enter administration

SaxaVord says news will have ‘very little impact’ on spaceport

11 February 2026

•News

A close-up view of several rocket engines covered with blue protective covers labeled "RFA Rocket Factory" inside a spacecraft assembly area.

Launches planned from SaxaVord for European Space Agency test programme

23 January 2026

•Space

Subsea cable meeting, brewery win and more …

5 December 2025

•Also in the news

Aerial view of a grassy coastal island with a lighthouse, buildings, and cliffs, surrounded by calm sea under a cloudy sky at sunset.

First launch from SaxaVord postponed until next year

22 November 2025

•Space

Yell whitefish boat Guardian Angell (LK272) is being passed on to a younger crew, while the current owner Michael Henderson builds a new boat. Photo Kevin Ritch/SFA

Fishermen seeking compensation for days lost to space launches

10 October 2025

•Marine

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Visit Unst and conduct your own space study

25 September 2025

•Letters

Sign at the SaxaVord UK Space Port reading: "Welcome to the SaxaVord Spaceport - Europe's first licensed vertical launch facility opened on 29 May 2024," against a backdrop of grass and clear sky.

Campaign group critical of spaceport’s engagement with local community

Local councillor says he did not recognise the criticism levelled at the spaceport
SaxaVord did not engage in SpaceWatch UK’s ‘field work’

22 September 2025

•Space

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Back Scottish space sector or risk falling behind, parliament committee urges UK Government

SaxaVord Spaceport chief also calls on government to “up its game”

10 September 2025

•Space

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Hammond takes on chief executive role at spaceport

19 August 2025

•Space

Tributes to ‘true original’ Frank Strang following space chief’s death

14 August 2025

•Space

Spaceport founder Frank Strang dies aged 67

13 August 2025

•News

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Strang to step back from spaceport after receiving terminal cancer diagnosis

17 July 2025

•Space

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Birthday event, NATO delegation, Bressay plant sale and more …

19 May 2025

•Also in the news

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Parliamentary committee confident of more government support for SaxaVord Spaceport

Spaceport set to play role in the UK’s sovereign defence capability

13 May 2025

•Space

SaxaVord enters partnership with West of Scotland ‘space cluster’

27 March 2025

•Space

SaxaVord could be used for German monitoring satellites following agreement

11 March 2025

•Space

Parliament inquiry to ‘examine the reality of Scotland’s launch readiness’

4 March 2025

•Space

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Spaceport hopeful of two or three launch attempts this year

5 February 2025

•Space

SaxaVord ‘really important’ to UK Space Agency’s ambitions, director says

31 January 2025

•Space

A rocket launches vertically from a launchpad, producing flames and thick smoke, with a partly cloudy sky in the background.

Updated

Rocket company’s spaceflight licence a ‘groundbreaking moment’

RFA’s licence to launch of SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst is the first of its kind to be granted in the UK

16 January 2025

•Space

Space agency ‘assessing’ Pathfinder launch after rocket firm decision

12 December 2024

•Space

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More from Loganair, museum survey, Whalsay golf course and more…

12 December 2024

•Also in the news

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Space firm shifts from Sutherland to SaxaVord

4 December 2024

•Space

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A small coastal rocket launch site with a rocket on the pad, surrounded by support vehicles and trailers, against a backdrop of the ocean and rocky shore.

Further European support for space firms hoping to launch from SaxaVord

20 November 2024

•Space

Meeting hears first SaxaVord launch could be in February – but spaceport says no timetable is yet in place

11 September 2024

•Space

A large explosion with flames and smoke captured on surveillance camera at a facility with storage containers and fencing on August 19, 2024, at 20:14:52.

Launch plans delayed as rocket firm shares footage from test incident

24 August 2024

•Space

A large plume of smoke and flames is seen rising from a hill, indicating a significant fire or explosion with cloudy skies in the background.

No injuries after rocket engine ends up in flames during test at Unst spaceport

19 August 2024

•Space

First launch from SaxaVord slips from August to September or early October

24 July 2024

•Space

Dialect award winner named, Salt Roads to be translated, STEM activities at SaxaVord and Sunday openings

4 July 2024

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Plans submitted for satellite ground station

14 June 2024

•Space

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Europe’s only fully licensed vertical launch spaceport declared open

Preparations for first orbital launch well underway
UK Government investment of £10m in project finalised

29 May 2024

•Space

A rocket stands on a launch pad emitting smoke and preparing for liftoff, with a coastal landscape and ocean in the background.

Successful first ‘hot fire’ test at spaceport

21 May 2024

•Space

Industrial construction site with a large crane and a partially built structure featuring a tall chimney, surrounded by machinery and building materials under a cloudy sky.

Rocket manufacturer prepares for ‘hot fire campaign’

2 May 2024

•Space

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SaxaVord Spaceport secures government investment

6 March 2024

•Space

A rocket is taking off with smoke coming out of it.

SaxaVord Spaceport getting closer to the much anticipated first launch

5 March 2024

•Space

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SaxaVord confident it could become a European spaceport

8 January 2024

•Space

Spaceport key to moving fixed links up the agenda

18 December 2023

•Space

A rocket engine test is underway, emitting a bright plume of flame and exhaust on a clear day, with a shipping container in the background.

Rocket company switches maiden launch to Australia as SaxaVord infrastructure not yet ready

17 November 2023

•Space

Two men standing in front of a booth at a trade show.

Rocket company outlines SaxaVord launch plans – with first take-off expected next year

15 November 2023

•Space

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SaxaVord in a good position but ‘space is hard’, warns agency boss

11 September 2023

•Space

Space agency rocket launch now expected to lift off from Unst in 2024

22 June 2023

•Space

SaxaVord Spaceport confident it is ready for first launch this summer

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