SaxaVord UK Spaceport and RFA Sign Launch Operations Partnership
- Submitted by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
- Motion reference: S6M-07574
That the Parliament welcomes the announcement by Shetland’s SaxaVord UK Spaceport of its launch operations partnership with Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA); understands that the agreement will mean that RFA has exclusive access to Launch Pad Fredo for orbital launches, with the company’s first launch of its RFA ONE launch system currently planned for the end of 2023; further understands that this could be the first vertical launch from a UK site, taking place from the northernmost point in the UK, and wishes both companies every success with the launch.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Finlay Carson, Sharon Dowey, Fergus Ewing, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Pam Gosal, Dr. Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Ruth Maguire, Liam McArthur, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Annie Wells, Tess White, Brian Whittle, Beatrice Wishart