British media, such as The Scotsman newspaper, reported that Scotland is being considered for a Virgin Galactic suborbital spaceport, in particular an existing air base, RAF Lossiemouth. Other than specifically identifying a proposed site, though, there’s not much new here, since Virgin Galactic officials have previously indicated they are considering Scotland for a European location, but are also considering Kiruna in Sweden.
Also, SPACE.com’s Leonard David reports that ESA plans to kick off a study soon “aimed at European space tourism initiatives”. the study would examine particular technologies for manned vehicles, specifically suborbital vehicles, and their economic feasibility.
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