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A & # 39; Mhoine. From a peninsula to the far north of the Scottish Highlands in future rockets to launch into space. The spaceport of Sutherland County would be the first on European soil. But the competition does not sleep.
The first European spaceport will be built in Scotland. The British Space Agency Space Agency said Monday. From Peninsula A & Mhoine in the Scottish County of Sutherland, rockets could thus launch into space in the coming decade. The spaceport is to be built by a consortium including the US aerospace company Lockheed Martin. The British government will initially provide 2.5 million pounds (2.8 million euros).
The location was chosen in the far north of the Scottish Highlands, because the satellites can be transported directly vertically into an appropriate orbit. But the idea of space stations on British soil is not entirely new. According to a report by the BBC, there have been projects in this direction for a decade or so.
"New exciting era for the aerospace industry"
The British government is also examining sites in Scotland, Wales and Cornwall for the so-called rocket launch. The planes bring the rockets to high altitude before being launched into space above the ocean.
The head of the British Space Agency, Graham Turnock, sees this investment as the beginning of a "new exciting era for the British space industry". Low cost access to space is important for Britain, which produces more small satellites than any other country. Scotland's Glasgow metropolis would produce more small satellites than any other European city, Turnock said.
London hopes to boost its economy by 3.8 billion pounds (about 4.3 billion euros) over the next ten years. "As part of our industrial strategy, we want Britain, the land of innovators and entrepreneurs, to be the first place on the European continent to launch the satellite," said Secretary of Commerce , Greg Clark. The European Space Agency Esa operates its Kourou spaceport in the French overseas region of French Guiana.
But even in Europe, Britain is not the only one in its space ambitions. The Virgin Galactic space company is currently planning a spaceport at Grottaglie, in southern Italy. From there, scientific missions as well as commercial flights in the space will be launched in the future. Virgin Galactic belongs to the group of British businessman Richard Branson
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