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| Spaceport receives go-ahead on Scottish peninsula | Spaceport receives go-ahead on Scottish peninsula |
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| A peninsula on Scotland’s north coast has been chosen for the site of the UK’s first spaceport. | A peninsula on Scotland’s north coast has been chosen for the site of the UK’s first spaceport. |
| Vertical rocket and satellite launches are planned from the A’Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland which the UK Space Agency said would pave the way for spaceflights. | Vertical rocket and satellite launches are planned from the A’Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland which the UK Space Agency said would pave the way for spaceflights. |
| The agency said the site, between Tongue and Durness, was chosen as it is the best place in the UK to reach highly sought-after satellite orbits with vertically launched rockets. | The agency said the site, between Tongue and Durness, was chosen as it is the best place in the UK to reach highly sought-after satellite orbits with vertically launched rockets. |
| Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), a Scottish government agency, will be given £2.5m from the UK government to develop the spaceport which could be up and running by the early 2020s. | Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), a Scottish government agency, will be given £2.5m from the UK government to develop the spaceport which could be up and running by the early 2020s. |
| Sutherland is the first verical launch site to be awarded grant money, ahead of other vertical sites at Unst, Shetland, and North Uist in the Western Isles. | Sutherland is the first verical launch site to be awarded grant money, ahead of other vertical sites at Unst, Shetland, and North Uist in the Western Isles. |
| The government also announced a new £2million development fund for “horizontal launch” spaceports across the UK at sites such as Prestwick in Ayrshire, Cornwall’s Newquay, Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute and Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales, subject to a successful business case. | The government also announced a new £2million development fund for “horizontal launch” spaceports across the UK at sites such as Prestwick in Ayrshire, Cornwall’s Newquay, Campbeltown in Argyll and Bute and Llanbedr, Gwynedd, Wales, subject to a successful business case. |
| The cash is aimed at boosting their suborbital flight, satellite launch and spaceplane ambitions. | The cash is aimed at boosting their suborbital flight, satellite launch and spaceplane ambitions. |
| The space agency says the spaceflight market is potentially worth £3.8bn to the UK economy over the next decade. | The space agency says the spaceflight market is potentially worth £3.8bn to the UK economy over the next decade. |
| Agency chief executive Graham Turnock said the spaceport grant would “help kick-start an exciting new era for the UK space industry”. | Agency chief executive Graham Turnock said the spaceport grant would “help kick-start an exciting new era for the UK space industry”. |
| The consortium behind the Sutherland spaceport proposal includes US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin. | The consortium behind the Sutherland spaceport proposal includes US aerospace firm Lockheed Martin. |
| The HIE chief executive, Charlotte Wright, said: “The decision to support the UK’s first spaceport in Sutherland is tremendous news for our region and for Scotland as a whole. | The HIE chief executive, Charlotte Wright, said: “The decision to support the UK’s first spaceport in Sutherland is tremendous news for our region and for Scotland as a whole. |
| “The international space sector is growing and we want to ensure the region is ready to reap the economic benefits that will be generated from this fantastic opportunity.” | “The international space sector is growing and we want to ensure the region is ready to reap the economic benefits that will be generated from this fantastic opportunity.” |
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