Orbex to hire 50 new staff over next six months, in final countdown to UK rocket launch

Posted on 24 Aug 2022 by The Manufacturer

UK-based launch services company Orbex is hiring an additional 50 staff members over the next six months. The new team members will support the company's final push to prepare for the first vertical rocket launch from UK soil over the coming months.

Many of the new roles will support ‘integrated testing’ of the complete rocket at the Orbex LP1 launch platform test facility at Kinloss. The facility allows for full ‘dress rehearsals’ of rocket launches at Kinloss, situated a few miles from the Orbex headquarters in Forres in Moray, Scotland. The new roles will also strengthen existing teams responsible…

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