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This is the "best place in the UK to reach satellite orbits" sent into space via a vertical launch site. The British Space Agency announced Sunday, July 15 to have retained the Sutherland area in the north of
Scotland, to host the UK's first spaceport.
According to the agency's boss, Graham Turnock, the place will "kick off an exciting new era for British space industry ". This choice also confirms Scotland's ambitions in this sector.
It's official! Funding awarded in Sutherland, Scotland. Innovative horizontal launch #spaceports also set to benefit from 2m development fund #IndustrialStrategy # FIA18 #LaunchUK https://t.co/GYpcCDCXKk pic.twitter.com/2CV35mDmfi
– UK Space Agency (@spacegovuk) July 15, 2018
The city of Glasgow specializing in satellites
According to space industry experts, Glasgow is the city outside the United States that produces the most satellites. It specializes in small devices that can be used for weather forecasts such as GPS systems.
With this project, the United Kingdom is giving a serious impetus to the development of its space industry since its role in the projects European space is questioned by the Brexit
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