Glasgow Prestwick Airport has secured a launch partner for its spaceport development in a landmark deal that will boost Scotland’s space industry ambitions and create an important strategic asset for the UK. The airport, together with its partner South Ayrshire Council, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astraius, the leading UK based, commercially operated horizontal ‘air launch’ company. The agreement brings together proven horizontal launch technology – which …
PRESTWICK Spaceport is “on track to become the continent’s leading space hub” as it steps up its marketing and operational efforts, whilst moving forward with launch partner discussions. The Spaceport has already secured a multi-million pound funding boost through the Ayrshire Growth Deal which is enabling it to undergo a highly ambitious space programme. It is now setting out to create an unrivalled space supply-chain network, boosted by a location …
This article featured recently in The Herald on the ambitious plans to develop the aerospace and space activities at Prestwick. The Ayrshire Growth Deal is bringing renewed optimism to the region, with the new ‘Beyond Launch’ tagline for Prestwick’s planned spaceport encapsulating the soaring confidence that the only way is up. By Andrew Collier For decades, Ayrshire has been a place where business has literally reached into the skies. The …
