This isn’t Britain’s first attempt at entering the potentially lucrative private space market. Virgin Orbit attempted to operate a mobile space program by air-launching rockets slung under the ...

Did you know Britain launched its first satellite after the program had already been given ... on the UK’s rocket programme for nuclear and space launches. There were other tales, of long ...

The U.K. government has invested £20 million in Orbex, a Scottish spaceflight startup aiming to rival Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Britain has announced a £20 million investment in Orbex to build and launch its first British-built orbital rocket, Prime, from the Shetland Islands in late 2025. This move aims to strengthen the UK’s ...

Britain has invested £20 million ($24.8 million ... that's being raised by the firm — was revealed at the European Space Conference in Brussels. Orbex raised £23 million for its latest ...