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Posted: 2025-08-05 10:22:54 UTC
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The UK has granted its first vertical rocket launch license to Skyrora, a Glasgow-based company, six years after the Space Industry Act made it legal. The launch will be sub-orbital and is planned for 2026 from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland.
First vertical rocket launch license approved in the UK.
Skyrora to launch Skylark L rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport.
Sub-orbital launch, no satellites involved.
SaxaVord Spaceport launch-ready by 2026.
Six-year delay in approving the first vertical rocket launch license.
Sub-orbital launch limitation.
SaxaVord Spaceport not launch-ready until 2026.