SaxaVord Spaceport has proudly hosted its inaugural open day for schools as it gears up its STEM activities. Fifty secondary students from...
Europe’s only fully licensed vertical launch spaceport declared open
Preparations for first orbital launch is well underway with the UK Government's investment of £10m finalised. Western Europe’s first fully licenced...
Range licence granted by Civil Aviation Authority
SaxaVord Spaceport has been granted a range control licence by the UK Civil Aviation Authority to enable the company to provide a number of safety...
Eulogy to Jim Salestrom – SaxaVord’s greatest ambassador
The Spaceport journey has been, and continues to be, a rock n roll road trip with fun, banter, challenges, trials and tribulations. Tales of corrupt...
SaxaVord and HyImpulse announce launch plans
SaxaVord Spaceport is planning to host a program of orbital rocket launches by HyImpulse Technologies from late 2025, it was announced today. The...
SaxaVoice 3 – November 2023
The third edition of our newsletter, SaxaVoice, reporting on progress with the site and much more, is available to view via the link below. Click...
Registration open for Astronaut Job Camp 2023
SaxaVord Spaceport is opening its doors for the third edition of Mike Mongo’s Astronaut Job Camp. Children, aged 11-14 in Shetland, and virtually...
SaxaVord and Plastron UK announce new collaboration to progress first launch
SaxaVord Spaceport is developing a satellite payload processing facility (PPF) with space engineering safety specialists Plastron UK that will give...
Rocket Factory Augsburg’s first launch to take place from SaxaVord Spaceport
Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) and SaxaVord Spaceport have today announced their launch operations partnership. RFA will...