LA PLATA, Maryland — Two small-launcher startups planning to operate from Scotland, Orbex and HyImpulse, have been awarded a combined 6.7 million British pounds ($8.4 million) to advance their plans for carbon-neutral operations.
The funds are coming from the UK Space Agency via the 22-nation European Space Agency (ESA) Boost program to promote mini-launcher development in continental Europe.
Britain is competing with Norway and Sweden to attract launch-service providers to new . . .
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