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A number of companies are working to become the first to launch satellites into space from European soil, with several planning on using #SaxaVord 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Spaceport. Germany’s 🇩🇪 #RFA is thought to have the most advanced plans standard.co.uk/news/uk/lanarks

Evening Standard · Rockets made in Lanarkshire should reach space next year, company saysBy Neil Pooran
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The new 6 rocket, which is running four years late ⏳ and still hasn't flown, should be the last developed by , which will launch a competition of without weight class limitations. The field of startup launch companies in 🇪🇺 includes German 🇩🇪 firms like , Augsburg, and ; British 🇬🇧 companies such as and ; and Spain's 🇪🇸 . will use around 75 million euros 💰 to pay for the early stages of the 📦 challenge, which expects will result in three companies competing with one another arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/

Ars Technica · After the sting of Ariane 6, Europe finally embraces commercial rocketsA new deal keeps the Ariane 6 rocket afloat while looking ahead to new launchers.

🇬🇧 "the official line from the 🏢 is that facilities will be a boon to the economy, swelling UK industry capitalization from £17 billion now to £40 billion 💰 by 2030. One hurdle is . There are around 168 around the world 🌏, at different stages of development. Even if many fall by the wayside the will inevitably become crowded, making it a challenge for UK to compete.
uses , a premium kerosene derived from unrecyclable waste 🗑️. uses the renewable ultralow-carbon fuel . and are designing missions to remove ." physicsworld.com/a/uk-spacepor

aerospace:product in 🇬🇧 overpass-turbo.eu/s/1sz3

Physics WorldUK spaceports: the good, the bad and the ugly – Physics WorldBenjamin Skuse looks at how the UK space industry may, or may not, benefit from the rise of local spaceports