UK signs space launch deal with the US that will see American rockets launch from British spaceports

A new deal between the UK and US governments will see American companies operate and launch from British spaceports for the first time. The technology safeguards agreement will let US firms contribute to and benefit from the £14.8 billion per year British space sector that employs 42,000 people. As part of the deal, American companies … Read more

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX is building floating spaceports to launch Starship rockets to Mars

Elon Musk revealed last year that SpaceX would one-day develop floating ‘spaceports’ to launch its Starship rocket to the moon and Mars – and it seems that time has finally come. A job posting on the firm’s site lists a new position for an Offshore Operations Engineer who would ‘work as part of a team … Read more