Orbex: Rocket-maker secures £20m investment from UK government ahead of take off Business The UK government has invested £20m in rocket-maker Orbex as it prepares to build and launch from its site in the Shetland Islands. The injection of funding is expected to help back Orbex’s Prime, the first UK-manufactured and UK-launched orbital rocket. Prime is scheduled to take off towards the end of this year at the [...]
Rolls-Royce wins major nuclear funding boost from UK Space Agency Business Rolls-Royce has won a major funding boost from the UK Space Agency which will help boost its bid to provide nuclear power in space.
Seraphim Space investment trust manager sells assets to itself to unlock value Investment trusts Seraphim Space investment trust has sold its stake in all nine of its early stage companies to a new venture capital fund managed by Seraphim.
Rolls-Royce taps funding for nuclear-powered space missions April 8, 2024 Rolls Royce is among the beneficiaries of a fresh funding round from the UK Space Agency to develop cutting-edge space technologies.