‘Spaceport In A Box’ To Launch UK’s First Rocket From Home Turf
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on The Times.
This is the sub-heading.
A British company’s mobile spaceport can send satellites into orbit from anywhere in the world. Its initial blast-off point is Unst
These are some more points from the article and myself.
The UK Has Never Sent A Rocket Into Space From Home Turf
Our satellites have always been launched from French Guinea, Kazakhstan or the United States.
Spaceport In A Box
The mobile launch system which can be packed into a dozen shipping containers and taken anywhere in the world.
Launch From Unst
Unst is the most northerly of the Shetland Islands and is an ideal location for polar launches.
It Will Be Very Difficult To Compete With SpaceX On Price
This is because SpaceX launch up to a hundred satellites a time on a huge rocket.
Skyrora Can Provide Precise Launches
Skyrora claim to be able to launch a single satellite at great precision. As a Control Engineer, I think that is possible.
100,000 Satellites By 2030
This figure will include a large number of UK-built satellites.
So why shouldn’t we have our own launch technology.
Sixteen Launches Per Year
Skyrora are talking of this number of launches per year from Unst.
Conclusion
This is a well-thought out project.
Read the article in The Times.
The Anonymous Widower 