Skyrora Submits
Vehicle Licence Application To Commence
Launch Operations
4 August 2022
Skyrora has submitted
its application to the UK Civil Aviation
Authority (CAA) to obtain the licence
required for commercial spaceflight
activities. The launch operator licence will
allow Skyrora to undertake its planned
orbital launches in 2023, enabling the
company to provide its technologies
commercially and provide the UK with a
competitive edge in the growing New Space
industry.
The launch licence
application is required by the CAA to ensure
that operators meet regulatory requirements
enacted by the UK’s Space Industry Act 2018
(SIA) and Space Industry Regulations 2021
(SIR). The process takes nine to 18 months
and the CAA will assess the application.
Skyrora has recently
successfully completed a 70kN rocket engine
test, constructed the largest hybrid 3D
printer in Europe, opened the largest rocket
engine manufacturing facility in the UK in
Cumbernauld as well as the opening of its
new engine testing facility in Midlothian,
Scotland. Meanwhile, the application process
for Europe’s largest-ever rocket launch to
take place in Iceland continues for which
Skyrora has built Europe’s largest mobile
spaceport.
Volodymyr Levykin, CEO
of Skyrora said: “We are pleased to have
reached another milestone in our mission to
commence launch operations from British
soil. The team has worked diligently for
nearly a year to prepare the required
documentation and carried out the necessary
analysis in order to submit the licence
application. Safety is paramount and Skyrora
will work closely with the Civil Aviation
Authority as it reviews our application to
ensure the safety and success of future
launches from the UK.”
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