Scottish Spaceport to Launch Rockets From Military Transport Jet
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A proposed spaceport in Scotland will offer rocket launches from the cargo bay of military transport planes in competition with Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit.
Prestwick Airport near Glasgow, which is developing the space facility, said Wednesday it signed an outline deal with Astraius, a U.K. startup that aims to parachute rockets from the back of a Boeing Co. C-17 Globemaster plane before their motors ignite and they carry satellites to low-earth orbit.