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The company says the final version of the rocket will be fully reusable and it will launch using a renewable bio-fuel called bio-propane, making it the"world's most environmentally friendly rocket."The rocket will also utilize 3D-printed engines, and a proprietary reusability technology that could set it apart from SpaceXOrbex's rockets will launch from Space Hub Sutherland, which could be operational by the end of the year.
"This is a major milestone for Orbex and highlights just how far along our development path we now are. From the outside, it might look like an ordinary rocket, but on the inside, Prime is unlike anything else," Orbex CEO Chris Larmour explained.
The Space Hub Sutherland facility on the north coast of Scotland will reportedly oversee 12 launches per year and it is the first vertical spaceport to receive planning permission in the UK. The project has committed to the goal of being carbon-neutral during both its construction and its operational phases.The UK Space Agency granted Orbex £5.5 million in funding for the development of Prime, as part of a wider initiative to develop small satellite launch capacity from UK spaceports.
Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency congratulated Orbex for their efforts." I am deeply impressed with the speed at which the Orbex Prime rocket was developed," he said."It is the first full orbital micro-launcher in Europe. But I am equally impressed by the low-carbon footprint technology applied."
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