Lift-off: UK firm Orbex secures £30m to launch low carbon rockets

Michael Holder
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Lightweight rockets for satellite launches use renewable bio-propane which company claims reduce CO2 emissions 90 per cent compared to traditional fuels

UK space flight firm Orbex has secured £30m in public and private funding to develop low carbon rockets, which it hopes will one day launch satellites into orbit from a proposed spaceport in the Scottish...

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