Soyuz rocket delivers first Scottish satellite safely into orbit

(A previous Soyuz launch – Photo Credit: Roscosmos)

A Russian Soyuz 2-1B rocket has successfully delivered two British satellites, including the first made in Scotland, into orbit.

NASA and Virgin Galactic confirm payloads and experiments to be taken on board commercial suborbital flights

(Photo Credit: Mars Scientific/Clay Center Observatory)

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo have announced they will host an array of payloads on the company’s first NASA-chartered research flight, including 12 technology experiments designed by American Universities, Private Companies, and Federal Labs.