German launch startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has taken a step towards a first launch by gaining a first-ever license to vertically launch an orbital rocket from mainland Europe. German launch ...

The German firm aiming to be the first to launch a satellite from the UK's most northerly point has ... significant regulatory approval needed for Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) to launch from ...

No rocket has successfully taken off from UK soil as Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit failed to launch in 2023. Since then, a number of space businesses have been racing to hold the title ...

A German company which aims to be the first to blast off a satellite from Shetland this year has been granted the first ever vertical launch licence for a rocket launching from UK soil.

Approval has been given for the first UK launch of a traditional "vertical" rocket. The critical clearance from the air safety regulator has taken the country a step closer to seeing its first ...