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‘Groundbreaking moment’ for space industry as Shetland rocket launch gets green light

The green light from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the final significant piece of approval needed for RFA to launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport. The privately-owned site had already been granted a spaceport licence and a range control licence by the CAA.

Evening Standard on MSN · 2d

First UK space rocket launch approved for Shetland Islands

The decision from the Civil Aviation Authority is the final significant piece of regulatory approval needed for Rocket Factory Augsburg.

BBC · 2d

UK gets go-ahead for first spaceport rocket launch

All systems go: approval of UK rocket launch signals the beginning of a new chapter for European space exploration.

The Financial Times · 2d

UK gives green light to German start-up for vertical rocket launch

The UK has given the go-ahead to German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from British soil, in what it hopes will be the first commercial mission to space from Europe. The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday granted RFA permission to fly its 30-metre-tall RFA ONE microlauncher into orbit from SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands.

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Shetland pony who ‘bears the scars of her past’ begins happy new year

A Shetland pony who “still bears the scars of her past” has started the new year happy and healthy. Marjorie, thought to be ...

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UK first as vertical rocket launch licence granted

German firm Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) have been awarded the first Launch Operator Licence allowing it to launch rockets ...

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How Shetland became an eco-warzone

The Shetland Way, by Marianne Brown, tells a tale of wind power – and local-outsider venom – that could be coming to your ...

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Man, 43, appears in court accused of having sex with Shetland pony called Cassieopia Wooley after breaking into farm

A MAN has appeared in court charged with having sex with a Shetland pony. Damion Ogeare allegedly broke into a farm in ...

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Meet Shaggy the Shetland! M&S unveils new chocolate pony for Easter

Marks & Spencer has added a touch of equine to its Easter egg range in the form of a chocolate Shaggy the Shetland — and the ...

Shetland writer announces return of Jimmy Perez – get details

Crime writer Ann Cleeves, the author of the Shetland novel series and creator of the BBC's hit TV adaptation, has announced ...

Shetland Spaceport cleared for test flight this year after final licence approved

The rocket manufacturer operating at the Shetland Spaceport site has been granted mainland Europe's first vertical launch licence. | ITV National News ...

Shetland’s DI Jimmy Perez gets new lease of life on ANOTHER island

DETECTIVE Jimmy Perez is back on the case, but this time he’s swapping Shetland for a new adventure on another island. Best-selling author Ann Cleeves, whose gripping novels inspired the hit ...

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Shetland spaceport ready for first launch

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has granted a German space firm the first ever vertical launch licence for a rocket ...

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Our remote isle celebrates New Year on 13 January

Foula - which is home to less than 40 people - never fully adopted the modern Gregorian calendar, preferring instead to ...

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