The UK is looking to build four new spaceports, hoping to provide a boost the the country's growing space industry. The plans, outlined by Business Secretary Greg Clark, include a vertical rocket launch pad in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland, which could be used to put small satellites into orbit within three years. A second site would be built at Wylfa Newydd, near Wrexham in Wales, and another at Culham Sands in Essex.
The UK is looking to build four new spaceports, hoping to provide a boost the the country's growing space industry. The plans, outlined by Business Secretary Greg Clark, include a vertical rocket launch pad in Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland, which could be used to put small satellites into orbit within three years. The other facilities would be horizontal launch sites, where modified planes are used to launch space vehicles, and are planned for existing airports at Prestwick and Newquay, and another site in Snowdonia.