He told the PA news agency it hopes to launch Skylark – which will not deploy satellites into space – as a “proof of concept” from SaxaVord around this summer, though discussions with the spaceport’s owners are ongoing.
A Scottish company aims to send its rockets into space from 2026, following an attempt at a suborbital launch later this year.
At least two hope to carry out launches by the end of this year, while a spaceport in Norway is also preparing for a launch attempt.
Its first stage will use nine engines firing together, and Skyrora aims to do its first test-firing of the full stage in the second half of this year.
Skyrora is building its first 23-metre rocket called XL at a factory in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, with the goal of sending small satellites into space.
