Astraius announces key suppliers at Farnborough International Air Show

EXCITING NEWS FROM OUR LAUNCH PARTNER FOR PRESTWICK SPACEPORT – ASTRAIUS ON TRACK FOR FIRST SATELLITE LAUNCH FROM PRESTWICK SPACEPORT IN 2024 – Astraius, the UK-based, horizontal launch company, has today announced two key suppliers for its innovative launch solution. Northrop Grumman has been selected as the first and second stage motor supplier, and Exquadrum will provide the upper-stage motor. With these best-of-the-best industry leaders, Astraius is on-track for first …

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Spaceport to accelerate launch hub plans during world’s largest airshow

Representatives from Prestwick Spaceport are set to meet with stakeholders from across the global space industry, commerce, academia and government at next week’s Farnborough International Airshow, to accelerate plans to become Europe’s premier space launch location.  Prestwick Spaceport will have a major presence alongside partners with Space Scotland as part of a dedicated Space Zone at the world’s biggest airshow at Farnborough 18-22 July. The spaceport, which this week welcomed …

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Space experts unite to celebrate Ayrshire cluster opportunities

A sold-out conference saw a number of Scotland’s space industry experts present the benefits of the burgeoning space cluster in Prestwick to an audience of more than 110 delegates. The Beyond Launch event in association with Barclays Eagle Labs, which took place at the HALO Enterprise and Innovation Hub in Kilmarnock, showcased the opportunities that adding space supply chain activity to an already established aerospace cluster will bring to Ayrshire …

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