Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., and Astraius Ltd. have announced a collaboration to enhance future satellite launch capabilities from Prestwick Spaceport. During a visit to the Spaceport by Scottish Government Minister for Business, Trade, Tourism, and Enterprise Ivan McKee, the companies commemorated the announcement with a signing ceremony. Prestwick Spaceport, a joint partnership between Glasgow Prestwick Airport and South Ayrshire Council, aims to become Europe’s premier location for carrying small satellites into …
Mangata Networks announce new space engineering, manufacturing and operations hub to support growth in Ayrshire Mangata Networks, an innovative satellite-enabled cloud services company, has chosen Prestwick as the location for its research and development activities, as well as satellite manufacturing, space systems and core network operations. Over the next few years,up to 575 new jobs will be created – with other jobs supported indirectly – as part of Mangata’s state-of-the-art …
Prestwick Spaceport has welcomed two industry leading rocket businesses to work with Astraius, its launch service provider, as the site gears up for the first launch in 2024. Astraius, the UK-based, horizontal launch company, has partnered with two new ‘best-of-the-best’ industry leaders and strategic suppliers as part of its innovative launch solution, accelerating plans for the first satellite launch from Prestwick Spaceport from spring 2024. Northrop Grumman has been selected …
