A rocket manufacturer is to "pause" construction of a spaceport in Sutherland to instead focus its launch efforts in Shetland ...

German rocket manufacturer Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) said no-one was injured in the incident at SaxaVord Spaceport on ...

In a discreet forest clearing on a plateau above the town of Vernon in Normandy, France, workers adjust a steel cylinder held ...

The test was being carried out by German company Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) who hope to eventually launch the UK's first vertical rocket into orbit. The scheduled nine-engine test was part of a ...

The Miura 5 rocket is set to become Europe’s first privately developed satellite launcher — unless one of its competitors ...

A rocket engine exploded during a test at the SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst, with the fiery conflagration destroying the first stage of the satellite launch vehicle. German company Rocket Factory ...

"Firefly is extremely grateful for our existing and new investors whose support demonstrates a huge vote of confidence in our capabilities and future," said Jason Kim, who took over as the company's ...

German-based Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) said the start of its "hot-fire test campaign" at SaxaVord Spaceport had run "flawlessly". To successfully launch into orbit, powerful engines are ...

In August, a rocket engine exploded during a test firing at SaxaVord. German rocket manufacturer RFA , which carried out the test, later said the blast had caused some damage to the launch site ...

We were in Shetland to film the latest developments in the UK's space race when the rocket launch pad caught fire so dramatically. Our BBC crew was a safe distance across a bay, around a mile away ...

Scottish rocket company Orbex has announced it will pause work on its Sutherland spaceport in favour of launching from rival spaceport SaxaVord ...