Private Equity Funding Boosts Shetlands Satellite Launch Site

LONDON—Plans for a satellite launch center on Britain’s Shetland Islands have been boosted by £2 million ($2.6 million) in funding from a private equity firm. London-based Leonne International has invested the money in the Shetland Space Center (SSC), which is proposing a launch site on Scotland’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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