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

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A test of a rocket engine at the UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland took a dramatic turn when an explosion occurred during a ...

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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 ...

Small launch vehicle developer Orbex will halt work on its own launch site in northern Scotland and instead use a rival facility in the Shetland Islands.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...