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Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency

Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency

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Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidiary set up to develop a vertical launch site on Scotland's north coast. HIE said in a 25 August announcement that it obtained the assets from the company's joint liquidators and would review how the site proceeds.

Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidiary that was established to develop a vertical launch site on the north coast of Scotland. In a 25 August announcement, HIE said it had acquired the assets from the company’s joint liquidators and would now review how the […] The post Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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