BRUSSELS — The British government’s remarkable turnaround in agreeing not only to support launcher startup Orbex Space in R&D but to take an equity stake in the company was done in the hope that the European Commission would accept that its satellites include Scotland’s SaxaVord Spaceport.
How realistic is that? Multiple government and industry officials questioned here about the idea gave different answers. Some said the Commission’s pivot toward defense preparedness, with space a key component of the space strategy, could allow a . . .
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