Skyrora information

Skyrora Ltd
Company type	Private
Industry	Space
Founded	June 21, 2017; 6 years ago
Founder	Volodymyr Levykin
Headquarters	Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Key people	Volodymyr Levykin (CEO);
Number of employees	160 (2022)
Website	www.skyrora.com

Skyrora Ltd is a British private space company based in Edinburgh, Scotland, since 2017.

The company specialises in the design and manufacture of modular disassemblable rocket launch vehicles, specifically for the launch of small satellites, and portable launch systems, using eco-friendly technologies such as the fuel known as Ecosene and the Skyrora Space Tug.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Skyrora is headquartered in Glasgow,^[8] while its design and manufacturing facility is in Cumbernauld.^[9]

The Skyrora CEO and founder is Volodymyr Levykin, previously the COO of an AIM-listed online dating company Cupid plc.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

British astronaut Tim Peake is a board member at Skyrora together with Nick Laird, and Baroness Susan Greenfield.^[12]

^ Kahn, Jermey (2022-03-17). "How a British rocket startup raced to evacuate its employees' families from Ukraine". Fortune.
^ "Scotland's first commercial rocket launch an 'important step'". The National. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ Grossman, David (30 August 2020). "Meet Skyrora: The rocket company bringing balance to the modern space race". Inverse. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ Field, Matthew (2021-01-09). "Scottish rocket firm Skyrora tests 'space tug'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Walker, Peter A. (2021-02-05). "Scottish rocket firm's 'space tug' gives space sustainability dream a lift". businessInsider. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^ "Launch startup Skyrora successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engines powered by plastic waste". TechCrunch. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
^ "About Us | Skyrora.com". Skyrora. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
^ Christian, Alex (2023-02-23). "On-Demand Rocket Launches Are Coming". Wired.
^ MarketScreener (6 December 2012). "Cupid PLC : Director Appointment and broadening of Exec team | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ "Volodymyr Levykin – CEO, Skyrora – Spaceoneers.io". spaceoneers.io. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ ^a ^b Group, Satellite Evolution (2020-07-01). "Astronaut Tim Peake joins Skyrora's advisory board". satellite-evolution. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
^ "Scottish satellite tech firm warns of looming space junk 'disaster' after uncontrolled Chinese rocket descent". FutureScot. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

[1] Kahn, Jermey (2022-03-17). "How a British rocket startup raced to evacuate its employees' families from Ukraine". Fortune.

[thenational.scot-2] "Scotland's first commercial rocket launch an 'important step'". The National. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[Grossman-3] Grossman, David (30 August 2020). "Meet Skyrora: The rocket company bringing balance to the modern space race". Inverse. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[Field-4] Field, Matthew (2021-01-09). "Scottish rocket firm Skyrora tests 'space tug'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[:4-5] Cite error: The named reference :4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] Walker, Peter A. (2021-02-05). "Scottish rocket firm's 'space tug' gives space sustainability dream a lift". businessInsider. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[7] "Launch startup Skyrora successfully tests 3D-printed rocket engines powered by plastic waste". TechCrunch. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[8] "About Us | Skyrora.com". Skyrora. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

[wired-9] Christian, Alex (2023-02-23). "On-Demand Rocket Launches Are Coming". Wired.

[10] MarketScreener (6 December 2012). "Cupid PLC : Director Appointment and broadening of Exec team | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[11] "Volodymyr Levykin – CEO, Skyrora – Spaceoneers.io". spaceoneers.io. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[:0-12] Group, Satellite Evolution (2020-07-01). "Astronaut Tim Peake joins Skyrora's advisory board". satellite-evolution. Retrieved 2021-04-28.

[13] "Scottish satellite tech firm warns of looming space junk 'disaster' after uncontrolled Chinese rocket descent". FutureScot. 2021-05-21. Retrieved 2021-06-18.

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