Orbex
Aerospace company in the United Kingdom
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| 2025 | Orbex planned maiden flight of Prime rocket, dependent on obtaining launch license from Civil Aviation Authority and availability of SaxaVord Spaceport, with intended payload for Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. |
| November 2024 | Orbex announces that the first launch of Prime will be conducted from SaxaVord Spaceport instead of the originally planned Sutherland site. |
| April 2024 | Orbex receives $20.7 million in a Series D funding round, primarily aimed at developing the Prime launch vehicle. |
| October 2022 | Orbex closes a £40.4 million Series C funding round. |
| July 2018 | Orbex secures £30 million in public and private funding for the development of its orbital rocket system, Prime. |
| 2016 | Moonspike Ltd. is renamed to Orbital Express Launch Ltd., shifting focus to providing commercial launch services for nano- and microsatellites. |
| October 1 2015 | Moonspike Ltd. launches a Kickstarter campaign to crowdfund a private spacecraft mission to the Moon, which runs until 1 November 2015 and raises less than £79,000 of its £600,000 goal. |
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