The first orbital spaceflight from the United Kingdom has come a step closer following the Highland Council's decision to give the go-ahead for the Space Hub Sutherland spaceport.
A billionaire retail tycoon and Scotland's richest man today lost his latest battle over the construction of a spaceport neighbouring his land.
But despite some objections, councillors have today backed a planning official's recommendation that the proposal should be given lift off, subject to conditions. Billionaire Mr Povlsen's conservation and ecotourism company, Wildland Ltd, objected to the separation of the antenna park from the main spaceport site on the A'Mhoine peninsula.Read More Asos billionaire who is Scotland's richest man wins right for legal challenge against spaceport near his Highland estates after he ploughed £1.
Councillors have passed a proposal to install the antenna park five miles away from the main spaceport site on the summit of Ben Tongue, next to land owned by PovlsenThe application sought the construction and operation of a vertical launch spaceport with launch operations control centre, launch site integration facility, launch pad complex, antenna park, access road, fencing, services and associated infrastructure.
'The intention is that the site would facilitate use by several launch service providers using different launch vehicles. 'The applicant has stated that amended location of the antenna park is an integral part of the Spaceport.
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