Skyrora: first-orbital target 2030 after a "world-first" subscale hotfire
From the Space digest for 2026-10-03
What happened: the UK's only orbital startup says its first orbital flight targets 2030, after completing a subscale hotfire pitched as a world-first in propulsion (mid-tier/specialist source; the specific engine claim needs the primary before weight). Second piece in window for HyPrSpace's Bordeaux factory (targeting 100 "Baguette One" engines/yr) — same story already digested Oct 1.
What's genuinely new: a dated UK orbital goal in the ELC/SaxaVord ecosystem — HyImpulse holds the license, Orbex collapsed, and now Skyrora is the remaining British manifest-filler. European-launch continuation.