Skyrora
Aerospace manufacturer in the United Kingdom
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| 2025 | The first flight of Skyrora XL is expected to take place no earlier than 2025-2026. |
| 2024 | Hot-fire tests of the first stage of Skyrora XL are scheduled to take place no earlier than late 2024. |
| October 2024 | Successfully completed a ground test of InRange, the UK's first space-based telemetry relay system for commercial launch vehicles, in partnership with Viasat and CGI. |
| September 2024 | Signed the 'Statement for a Responsible Space Sector,' an ESA-led initiative promoting responsible space activities. |
| June 2024 | Submitted an Assessment of Environmental Effects (AEE) as part of the licensing process. |
| November 2023 | Announced a collaboration with Spirit AeroSystems to enhance orbital launch capability, with Spirit gaining access to Skyrora's Skyprint 2 hybrid 3D printer. |
| October 2023 | Awarded a €300,000 contract by ESA with Viasat and CGI to demonstrate a telemetry relay system in space. |
| July 2023 | Hosted a key meeting for the EU's Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Program's Made-3D project at its engine manufacturing facility near Glasgow. |
| October 8 2022 | Skylark L rocket attempted a suborbital test flight mission from the Langanes launch site in Iceland. The mission experienced an anomaly shortly after lift-off, landing in the sea 500 m from the launch pad and reaching only 300 meters in altitude, falling short of its intended apogee. |
| September 26 2022 | Skyrora successfully conducted a vertical test launch of the Skyrora XL rocket, demonstrating the company's progress in developing indigenous UK launch capabilities. |
| August 2022 | Submitted an application to the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for a launch operator license to enable planned orbital launches. |
| July 2022 | Expanded capabilities by opening a new manufacturing and production facility in Cumbernauld, the largest of its kind in the UK. |
| May 2022 | Completed a 70 kN hot-fire test for its 3D printed rocket engine, to be used in the Skyrora XL launch vehicle. |
| March 2022 | Announced the opening of a new rocket engine testing facility in Midlothian, Scotland, covering over 120,000 square feet. |
| 2021 | Continued engine development, including the LEO engine for Skyrora XL, which runs on hydrogen peroxide and kerosene, producing 3.5 kN thrust and capable of multiple re-ignitions. The engine was also successfully tested with Ecosene fuel. |
| 2021 | Organized a graduate placement program to help graduates and young talents enter the space sector, offering technical positions and summer internships. |
| October 2021 | Skyrora signed a multi-launch agreement with SaxaVord Spaceport to launch the Skyrora XL from that location. |
| April 2021 | Skyrora successfully tested the upper stage of the Skyrora XL rocket and completed a static fire test at its engine development complex in Fife. |
| April 2021 | Secured €3 million in co-funding from the European Space Agency (ESA) to support technological advancements. |
| 2020 | Developed Skyforce-2, a seven-tonne engine for the first and second stage of the Skyrora XL launch vehicle, capable of creating 70 kN thrust using advanced turbopump techniques. |
| 2020 | Skyrora successfully tested multiple rocket engine types, including the Skylark L Engine, a three-tonne regeneratively cooled bi-liquid rocket engine capable of generating 30 kN thrust. |
| 2020 | Skyrora launched the Skylark Nano rocket in Shetland, reaching an altitude of 6 km during this test flight. The unguided supersonic rocket was designed for launch simulation and recovery using parachutes. |
| 2020 | Won the 'Best Small Satellite Launch Vehicle Manufacturer Award' at the Aviation & Aerospace Awards. |
| 2020 | Recognized with the Leif Erikson Lunar Prize Award for the 'Ecosene' project, focusing on environmentally friendly rocket fuel. |
| 2020 | Named Company of the Year in Aerospace & Defense among mid-size companies by the Stevie Awards, after participating in the Space Camp accelerator programme by Seraphim Capital. |
| December 2020 | Successfully tested the Space Tug upper stage/tug engine, which included three static firings and a full flight-ready test with software and avionics at the test site in Fife. |
| August 2020 | Skyrora successfully flew the Skylark Micro rocket, a two-stage supersonic rocket designed as an intermediate step between Skylark Nano and Skylark L, achieving an altitude of 27 kilometers. |
| May 2020 | Successfully conducted a static fire test of the Skylark L vehicle at a mobile launch site in Ross-shire. |
| February 2020 | Used Ecosene fuel to fire the LEO engine for the final stage of Skyrora XL rocket at their engine test complex. |
| 2019 | Skyrora performed a second launch of the Skylark Nano rocket in the Scottish Highlands, continuing their rocket testing programme. |
| 2019 | Received the CleanTech award at the Go:Tech Awards for its commitment to sustainable spaceflight. |
| July 2019 | Launched the 2-metre-tall Skylark Nano II rocket. |
| August 2018 | Skyrora conducted Scotland's first commercial rocket launch by a private company at Kildermorie Estate in Ross-shire, launching the 1.3-metre-tall Skylark Nano rocket using an M class model rocketry motor. |
| 2017 | Skyrora Ltd was founded in Glasgow, Scotland, establishing itself as a private space company focused on designing and manufacturing launch vehicles for small satellites. |
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