UK approves 1st vertical rocket launch

UK approves first vertical rocket launch
The first vertical launch of a rocket into orbit from European soil could take place from the UK's most northerly point this year after a German company won approval for spaceflight, regulators announced Thursday.
UK approves first-ever rocket launch into space from European territory
The British regulator has issued the first-ever license for a vertical orbital rocket launch into space. This launch could become the first in history from a spaceport located in Europe, The Telegraph reports.
Approval for first space rocket launch from UK as licence granted
The decision from the Civil Aviation Authority is the final significant piece of regulatory approval needed for Rocket Factory Augsburg.
UK gives the go-ahead for vertical rocket launch
Britain gave the green light to Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from a site in northern Scotland on Thursday, potentially paving the way for regular commercial space missions from European soil.
‘Groundbreaking moment’ for space industry as Shetland rocket launch gets green light
The green light from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is the final significant piece of approval needed for RFA to launch from the SaxaVord Spaceport. The privately-owned site had already been granted a spaceport licence and a range control licence by the CAA.
Space travel: RFA receives launch authorization for its small rocket
The Augsburg-based company RFA has the first European license for a privately developed orbital rocket. It is due to be launched on a Shetland island this year.
UK gets go-ahead for first spaceport rocket launch
All systems go: approval of UK rocket launch signals the beginning of a new chapter for European space exploration.
UK set for Europe’s first rocket launch into space
German manufacturer first company to be given a ‘spaceflight operator licence’ by the Civil Aviation Authority
Approval given for first 'vertical' space rocket launch from UK
While approval has been granted, a number of engineering hurdles, and other steps, still stand in front of companies hoping to launch from British shores.
UK gives green light to German start-up for vertical rocket launch
The UK has given the go-ahead to German start-up Rocket Factory Augsburg to launch satellites from British soil, in what it hopes will be the first commercial mission to space from Europe. The Civil Aviation Authority on Thursday granted RFA permission to fly its 30-metre-tall RFA ONE microlauncher into orbit from SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
UK first as vertical rocket launch licence granted
A company behind a rocket engine which exploded during a test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland could still be the first in Europe to carry out vertical launches into orbit. German firm Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) have been awarded the first Launch Operator Licence allowing it to launch rockets from the SaxaVord Spaceport.
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