Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidiary that was established to develop a vertical launch site on the north coast of Scotland. In a 25 August announcement, HIE said it had acquired the assets from the company’s joint liquidators and would now review how the […] The post Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency appeared first on European Spaceflight.
Global Spaceflight2026-08-28 • ⏱️ 3 min read
Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency
Scotland’s Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has acquired the assets of Sutherland Spaceport Ltd, an Orbex subsidiary that was established to develop a vertical launch site on the north coast of Scotland. In a 25 August announcement, HIE said it had acquired the assets from the company’s joint liquidators and would now review how the […] The post Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets Sold to Scottish Development Agency appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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