Scotland aims to become Europe’s leader in sustainable space flight
Scotland is set to become a pioneer in sustainable commercial space flight activity in Europe, thanks to a £6.7m funding boost from the UK Space Agency. The funding will support three projects that aim to reduce the environmental impact of space launches and satellite operations, as well as creating new jobs and opportunities in the Scottish space sector. Green rocket fuel and reusable launchers One of the projects that will benefit from the funding is Orbex, a company that is developing a small launch vehicle called Prime, which will use bio-propane as a green alternative to conventional rocket fuel. Bio-propane is a by-product of biodiesel…