rock into space from an island first rock into space from an island north of the scottish mainland. the land on unst, one of the shetland islands, was bought by a husband and wife team 15 years ago. now the site could now be just weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. our correspondent laura goodwin has more details. this is the most northern tip of the united kingdom, unst, in the shetland isles. it s home to 700 people, plenty of sheep, even a pod of orca whales, and soon could also be the base for the uk s first vertical spaceport. this launch pad behind me, launch pad freda, could soon have a 29m rocket on top of it, carrying small satellites into space. it s one of three that have been built here at the saxavord space centre and their hope is that this could soon become a pivotal part of the uk s space programme. many people are wanting to get small satellites into space to help with connectivity and also weather and climate monitoring. they are awaiting final approvals
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first rock into space from an island north of the scottish mainland. the land on unst, one of the shetland islands, was bought by a husband and wife team 15 years ago. now the site could now be just weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. 0ur correspondent laura goodwin has more details. this is the most northern tip of the united kingdom, unst, in the shetland isles. it s home to 700 people, plenty of sheep, even a pod of orca whales, and soon could also be the base for the uk s first vertical spaceport. this launch pad behind me, launch pad freda, could soon have a 29m rocket on top of it, carrying small satellites into space. it s one of three that have been built here at the saxavord space centre and their hope is that this could soon become a pivotal part of the uk s space programme. many people are wanting to get small satellites into space to help with connectivity and also weather and climate monitoring. they are awaiting final approvals
is not on the agenda, though. the uk could soon be able to launch its first rocket into space from an island north of the scottish mainland. the land on unst, one of the shetland islands, was bought by a husband and wife team around 15 years ago now the site could now be just weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. 0ur correspondent laura goodwin has the story. as you might imagine, getting to the most northern point in the uk is a bit of a mission in itself. first up, a flight from mainland uk. then onto one ferry and then onto another ferry, before you reach your final destination. but its remoteness is just one of the reasons unst in shetland could soon become something of a super highway. ..that way. 0nce part of an raf radar base, the land was bought by frank strang
the uk could soon be able to launch its first rocket into space from an island north of the scottish mainland. the land on unst, one of the shetland islands, was bought by a husband and wife team around 15 years ago now the site could now be just weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. scott hammond is one of those planning the launch. he s the deputy ceo of shetland space port and we can talk to him now. how excited are you? are you nervous? how excited are you? are you nervous? ~ ., ., ., , ., nervous? we are not nervous about the licence nervous? we are not nervous about the licence and nervous? we are not nervous about the licence and we nervous? we are not nervous about the licence and we have nervous? we are not nervous about the licence and we have been - nervous? we are not nervous about l the licence and we have been working very hard with the civil aviation authority because the number one priority is safety and that is what they are responsible for, so we