Arrived yesterday to Unst here in Shetland from Cape Canaveral for today’s Grand Opening ribbon cutting of SaxaVord Spaceport.
Sunset last night was after 11pm.
On a walk around campus at that time, upon the new launchpad on Lamba Ness (I call it Skaw which is adjacent) the first rocket to be launched is now upright and was beautifully reflecting the setting sunight.
Upright rocket at SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland
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by mikemongo
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Julian May fans rejoice
Extremely cool, have a great time!
Why are his glasses on upside down? Am I missing something?
When is the first launch?
Nice one Mike. Looking forward to the launch, hope you have a great time while you’re here.
… Does this kill your nose over time?
What a voice
Good stuff!
Wonder if Scott Manley will return to Scotland for the launch!
Very very cool!
I love your passion for the project, I hope it inspires people to take up STEAM
I was expecting a public freakout type video and that the OP was describing the subject of the video as an “upright rocket”.
Awesome, love the enthusiasm!
Fantastic! I’m so glad I saw this ♥️
This is pretty damn cool! Space ports being plausible in Scotland is brought up from time to time but it’s great seeing one actually open.