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Lamba Ness in Unst. PA
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An illustration of a mock rocket taking off from Lamba Ness in Unst, one of Scotland's Shetland Islands. PA
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An illustration of the UK Pathfinder Rocket launch. Photo: Lockheed Martin
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An aerial view of the SaxaVord site in the Shetland Islands. Photo: SaxaVord
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Former British prime minister Boris Johnson walks around the stall for SaxaVord during a visit to the Farnborough International Airshow in July. PA
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Lamba Ness in Unst. PA
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An illustration of a mock rocket taking off from Lamba Ness in Unst, one of Scotland's Shetland Islands. PA
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An illustration of the UK Pathfinder Rocket launch. Photo: Lockheed Martin
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An aerial view of the SaxaVord site in the Shetland Islands. Photo: SaxaVord
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Former British prime minister Boris Johnson walks around the stall for SaxaVord during a visit to the Farnborough International Airshow in July. PA
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Lamba Ness in Unst. PA
Blast-off for Britain's ambitious space programme
A Shetland Islands spaceport has been thrust into the spotlight with a plan to launch 30 rockets a year skywards
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Thomas Harding
14 October, 2022
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