The retired schoolteacher lives along the coast of A’ Mhoine peninsula, an area of wind-scoured peat lands known as the Flow Country, at the tip of Scotland’s mainland. A small settlement near the proposed spaceport on Scotland’s far north coast. Advances in space technology are opening the industry to new entrants who don’t need lavish launch sites. But advances in space technology, from lightweight, fuel-efficient rockets to tiny, shoe-box-size cubesats, are opening the industry to new entrants who don’t need lavish launch sites. They are manufactured using 3-D printing to minimize weight and fuel, and can be carried to the launch site on A’ Mhoine in regular shipping containers.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 22, 2022 16:14 UTC