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excellence, as well as economic returns. The site mission is to establish an
economically and environmentally sustainable cluster of spaceflight related businesses, bringing economic and social prosperity to the local community and region. Industry, academia and the public can take advantage of our 1,000-acre site, providing: A 1,418 m runway with options to extend to 3,000 m; Hangarage and specialist fuelling facilities; An engine test area with extensive workshop and office space; Training and conference facilities with on-site accommodation; Research and development centre including cryogenic fuel densification, as well as transportable launch support and range safety systems. Once completed, alongside orbital
launch services Spaceport Machrihanish will provide a unique national facility for small rocket launches that will develop the UK and Europe’s new launch generation. Industry and academia can use small
rockets provided by Machrihanish or bring their own prototypes to perform a full launch operation up to 10 km altitude. This activity will include all of the services associated with a complete orbital launch campaign. The facility can accommodate operators
of high-altitude platform systems, including sufficient hangarage for inflation and test of stratospheric balloon systems. Contact details are
enquiries@maccdl.co.uk www.discoverspaceuk.com
Glasgow Prestwick
Spaceport Located at Prestwick Airport, South Ayrshire, Scotland, Glasgow Prestwick Spaceport will provide horizontal launch for small satellite operators, providing affordable access to low earth orbit and sun synchronous orbit from late 2024 via a novel and responsive air launch solution. With significant financial investment
awarded though the Ayrshire Growth Deal, a supportive local community and an active role in the developing Scottish space cluster’s value chain, Prestwick is positioned as a gateway for space activity in the UK. Although Prestwick focuses on
launch as its flagship offering, it is the ancillary opportunities beyond launch that make Prestwick stand out. The
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area already boasts a strong aerospace presence with BAE Systems, Collins Aerospace, GE, National Air Traffic Services and Spirit AeroSystems. The area’s established business
environment, together with the development of adjacent facilities, provide a strong platform to generate high-skilled job opportunities and growth for the region. These facilities include: Aerospace and Space Technology Application Centre (ASTAC); Aerospace Innovation Centre (AIC); Skypath Initiative; Clean room capability and satellite technology development. Logistically, the site hosts an
international airport with a main runway just short of 3 km. Strong transportation connections via rail, road and sea allow access to major space industry and academic hubs in Glasgow, Edinburgh and other proposed UK launch sites. The location and access of the site is fundamental in providing collaborative opportunities across the UK’s spaceflight ecosystem. Prestwick Spaceport has secured Astraius as a horizontal launch operator and attracted Mangata Networks via the Ayrshire Growth Deal. Contact Mick O’Connor, Prestwick
Spaceport Programme Director, for more information (
mick@haelo.io)
www.prestwickaerospace.com
Spaceport 1 Located at Scolpaig in the Outer Hebrides, Spaceport 1 is suitably remote for regular vertical launch operations and easily accessible by sea and air. Its unique location and facilities will offer all the services required for sub-orbital launch from Summer 2024 (subject to Planning consent being obtained). The site and services are designed to
be adaptable and flexible with customers only charged for the services they use. Spaceport 1 will offer a full end-to- end launch service, with a multi-user, adaptable pad. The site will also offer access to: sub-orbital launch vehicles; working accommodation; assembly facilities (including clean working areas); licensed storage, and range services – tracking, telemetry, FTS, air, land and sea space clearance – as well as launch communications networks. Spaceport 1 takes a collaborative
approach to ensuring a successful launch. From the outset, customers will be allocated a dedicated Operations Officer who will provide advice and assistance with regulatory matters, stakeholder engagement, project planning and logistics. Contact details for Spaceport 1 are Alison
MacCorquodale (alisonmaccorquodale@
cne-siar.gov.uk) and Mark Roberts, CBE MA MBA, (
mark@reflectsolutions.com)
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