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SaxaVord spaceport secures license for rocket launches - The SaxaVord spaceport in the Shetland Islands is the first establishment in Weste... - https://readwrite.com/saxavord-spaceport-secures-license-for-rocket-launches/ #rocketlaunches #spacelicense #spacetech #scotland #grow #news

#BBC 📆 19th May 2023 There were 40 more #RocketLaunches 🚀 in 2022 than in 2021 and double the number five years earlier in 2017. "Last year, we saw more #failures 💥 than in some years, because we're starting to go through a phase where we're seeing quite a few new #LaunchVehicles being introduced. It's very difficult to really pinpoint exactly why some fail, some don't. Typically, two in the first 10 flights fail, and the first and second typically have a failure rate of something like 30%" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230518-what-are-the-odds-of-a-successful-space-launch