UK approves 1st vertical rocket launch from Saxavord Spaceport

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January 21, 2025, 11:00 AM

• •German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has gained a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe.
• •The license allows RFA to launch up to 10 times per calendar year, and no more than two launches within a month.
• •The company is now focused on building the RFA ONE rocket's first stage with nine Helix staged-combustion engines, and then conducting a full hot fire test on the launch pad at SaxaVord Spaceport, Scotland.

German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has been granted a license to launch rockets from the European mainland for the first time. The company plans to launch its RFA ONE rocket from SaxaVord Spaceport on the Shetland Islands off the coast of Scotland.

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