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SaxaVord Scrapped Launch Rail Plans, Forcing HyImpulse to Bring Its Own

SaxaVord Scrapped Launch Rail Plans, Forcing HyImpulse to Bring Its Own

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SaxaVord Spaceport has confirmed it abandoned plans to develop a shared suborbital launch rail, meaning German rocket builder HyImpulse will bring its own system to the Scottish site for the second flight of its SR75 rocket. The UK Space Agency had awarded SaxaVord £378,000 in December 2022 for the rail project.

UK-based launch facility SaxaVord Spaceport has confirmed that it abandoned plans to develop a shared suborbital launch rail, with German rocket builder HyImpulse now preparing to bring its own system to the Scottish launch site for the second flight of its SR75 rocket. The UK Space Agency awarded SaxaVord £378,000 in December 2022 for Project […] The post SaxaVord Scrapped Launch Rail Plans, Forcing HyImpulse to Bring Its Own appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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