Very pleased to be able to welcome Richard Lochhead, Scotland's space minister, to our site at Lamba Ness in Unst as we prepare for our first vertical launch later this year.

Space was recognised at the first Engineering Matters Awards night held recently at the Cutty Sark, Greenwich, and SaxaVord Spaceport UK was presented with a silver award in the Community Champion category alongside the UK Space Agency. #readyforlaunch

A pleasure to host members of Scottish Affairs Committee on site today, who wanted to see for themselves the fantastic progress we are making towards our first launch later this year. #readyforlaunch

Our COO, Debbie Strang, was thrilled to attend the SpaceCommExpo in Farnborough last week.

Check out these snapshots from her insightful discussion on the panel 'Space Launch - Is there room for everyone?'.

#SaxaVordSpaceport #SpaceCommExpo2024 #ReadyForLaunch

SaxaVord Spaceport will receive a £10M investment from GOV.UK as announced in today’s #SpringBudget .

This latest investment will help us capitalise on the rapid pace of construction as we work towards the first-ever orbital launch from UK and European soil. #ReadyForLaunch

Meet Rhys, one of our project managers working at our launch site on the Shetland Islands at RFA UK.

If you want to make UK Launch happen, you can join him working in one of the country's most stunning landscapes. Team UK are on the lookout for talented and motivated people to

Delighted to be involved in this exciting partnership with RM Education and ViewSonic - it'll broaden our STEAM educational reach hugely 🚀🚀

We are absolutely thrilled to have been awarded our spaceport licence by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. Read on 👇for all the details.
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We're so sad to have lost our greatest ambassador, the exceptionally gifted singer songrwiter Jim Salestrom. Eulogy by our CEO Frank Strang.
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We're excited to announce a launch program in conjunction with our long-term friends and partners at @HyImpulse. #readyforlaunch

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Tomorrow is Space 103 day, run by UHI Shetland and supported by SaxaVord Spaceport UK - it's free to attend, in person at the UHI Scalloway campus or via their Facebook page. Find some time to go if you can - you'll learn loads. See more on our Facebook page, or UHI's. #readyforlaunch

Don't miss the third annual Shetland Space Conference, hosted by UHI Shetland and supported by SaxaVord, on 11th November. The theme this year is the Journey of a Satellite. It's free to attend online or in-person at the Scalloway campus. Use the QR code below to sign up 😊

Delighted to have hosted you and shown you round!

The scenery of Unst never disappoints! A beautiful shot captured by one of our summer interns.

#SpaceEducation #ReadyForLaunch