Lockheed Martin Shifts UK Launch Plans To Shetland

Credit: Artist's concept: Shetland Space Center
LONDON—Lockheed Martin has shifted its small satellite launch plans from mainland Northern Scotland to a site in the Shetland Islands. The company originally planned its Pathfinder launches to take place from the Sutherland Space Hub in the north of mainland Scotland after being awarded $31 million...
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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