John Williams, a retiree to Melness from the south of England, set up an organization to protest the spaceport. In spite of his “incomer” status, he amassed some support in the village.

Once completed, Spaceport 1—which carries a price tag of £2.6 million, or $3.3 million, for enabling works—is set to be the U.K.'s only dedicated commercial suborbital launch site.

Melness Crofters' Estate (MCE) wants to work with HIE and Orbex to get the spaceport operational. A spokesperson told BBC Scotland News: "We were never just doing this for Melness.

Space news and reference site. Orbex, ... The groundbreaking ceremony took place on May 5, 2023, on the 10-acre launch site within the community-owned Melness Crofters Estate.

“The UK Space Agency has invested £8.5 million in Scottish-based launch technologies through the European Space Agency’s Boost! programme, as well as £2.5 million towards the spaceport and ...

Virgin Galactic burns through more money.The space tourism company reported a net loss of $159 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to $93 million in the first quarter of 2022.

Once completed, Spaceport 1—which carries a price tag of £2.6 million, or $3.3 million, for enabling works—is set to be the U.K.'s only dedicated commercial suborbital launch site.

A Highland peatbog was to be home to the UK's first spaceport. But more than six years after a UK government announcement confirming the plan, rockets launching from Sutherland Spaceport seems ...

“The UK Space Agency has invested £8.5 million in Scottish-based launch technologies through the European Space Agency’s Boost! programme, as well as £2.5 million towards the spaceport and ...

Melness Crofters' Estate (MCE) wants to work with HIE and Orbex to get the spaceport operational. A spokesperson told BBC Scotland News: "We were never just doing this for Melness.