European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
HyImpulse has delayed the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket until spring 2027, moving the mission from its previously planned schedule. The rocket is set to fly from SaxaVord in Scotland, making the revised date a milestone for the company’s suborbital launch campaign and the UK spaceport.
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HyImpulse has delayed the second flight of its SR75 suborbital rocket until spring 2027, moving the mission from its previously planned schedule. The rocket is set to fly from SaxaVord in Scotland, making the revised date a milestone for the company’s suborbital launch campaign and the UK spaceport.
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