UK Space - Orbex Prime

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The UK's rather unique status as the only country to develop orbital rocket technology and then give it up may be about to come to an end:

The first launch of the Orbex Prime ‘eco-rocket’ from a remote launch pad in the Highlands of Scotland is expected at the end of the year or in early 2023. A full-scale prototype of Prime, billed as the world’s most environmentally-friendly rocket, was unveiled to the public for the first time this month.

Orbex Prime, a joint venture between the UK and Denmark, is the first of a new generation of European launch vehicles designed to launch mircosatellites to orbit.

Unveiling a full-size replica May 11 represented a major step forward for the British rocket company as it prepares for the first ever vertical rocket launch to orbit from UK soil.

UK-launched rocket promises to transform microsatellite launch business – Spaceflight Now

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When this does happen I may well find myself making a journey up there, as it's a heck of a lot closer than the KSC.