A £17m grant has been approved for a space hub in the Scottish Highlands, where a fleet of next-gen small communications satellites could be launched within the next two years, generating value for UK manufacturing and supply chain.
Planning for Europe’s first vertical launch site, Space Hub Sutherland, has been submitted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) – and if approved, construction could begin this year, with launches starting as early as 2022. The project, which has received funding from the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the UK Space Agency, and HIE, has scope for…
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