Orbex

Forres-headquartered spaceflight company Orbex has closed an update to its Series C funding round, securing a further £16.7 million from a consortium of six major investors. This latest injection of capital brings Orbex's total funds raised to an impressive £102m.

Orbital launch services company Orbex appointed two tech and space sector stalwarts as its new CEO and executive chair. Scale-up expert Phillip Chambers joins as Orbex’s new chief executive officer and Miguel Belló Mora leaves his post as director general of the Spanish Space Agency to

The Orbex Prime rocket (credit: Orbex) Orbital launch services company Orbex has received a £3.3 million funding grant from the UK Space Agency.

Scotland-headquartered orbital launch services company Orbex has made a strategic move with the appointment of John Bone as its new chief commercial officer. His appointment marks a significant step for Orbex as the company gears up for the historic launch of Orbex Prime from its “home”

Scotland-based rocket firm, Orbex, has announced it will feature at the UK Space Agency’s ‘Space for Everyone’ event in Glasgow's George Square on the 21 to 22 September. Orbex previously attended the Space for Everyone event in Aberdeen in August, and due to a high level of intere

UK-based spaceflight company Orbex has extended its footprint by over 30% across its Scottish and Danish design and production facilities in preparation for the launch of its Prime rocket.

Construction has begun at Sutherland Spaceport in Scotland, the UK mainland's first vertical launch spaceport. Located on the North coast of Scotland, the spaceport will be the 'home' spaceport of Forres-based rocket and launch services company, Orbex, which will use the site to launch up to 12 orbi

A Scottish rocket manufacturer and orbital launch services provider is to build and operate the first vertical launch site for satellites on the UK mainland. Orbex, based in Forres, has signed a lease with development agency Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) for the spaceport location on commun

Environmentally friendly space rocket manufacturer and satellite launch provider Orbex is preparing to expand its operations after it received a £17.8 million investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank. The scale-up support, which is part of an overall £40m Series C funding ro

Forres-based launch services company Orbex is hiring an additional fifty staff members over the next six months in an effort to support the company's final push to prepare for the first vertical rocket launch from UK soil over the coming months.

Two Scottish rocket building companies Skyora and Orbex have received multi-million-pound awards from the European Space Agency (ESA). Forres-based Orbex has received €7.45 million of co-funding from ESA while Edinburgh-based Skyora has secured €3m.

Forres-based space launch firm Orbex has commissioned AMCM to build the largest industrial 3D printer in Europe, allowing the innovative UK-based space launch company to rapidly print complex rocket engines in-house. The custom-made, large volume 3D printer will allow Orbex to print more than 35 lar

Scottish rocket builder Orbex has secured $24 million in a funding round led by BGF and Octopus Ventures.