Skyrora is aiming to carry out orbital launches from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Isles once it gets its licence from the Civil Aviation Authority. Its licence application was submitted in 2022.
The use of enormous 3D printers by architects to construct buildings sent the world into a frenzy, but now something even crazier has shocked the world as new 3D-printed rocket engines are being.
The ambition is to turn the country into a global player in space — from manufacturing satellites, to building rockets and creating new spaceports. But can the UK carve out a place in an increasingly crowded market — and why try to reach for the stars?