Local cable manufacturing company CCG Cable Terminations has reason to smile – it is working on projects that are literally out of this world. “Following the recent success in supplying cable glands for installation on the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Artemis rocket mobile launch platform in the United States, our cable glands have been specified for installation on Europe’s first vertical launch space port in the United Kingdom’s (UK) Shetland Islands,” says the company.
The UK has solidified its place in the European space race with the construction of its first spaceport on the remote Scottish island of Unst situated in the Shetland archipelago about halfway between Norway and the Faroe Islands.
SaxaVord Space Port is UK’s first spaceport that allows vertical take-off by rockets. Officials estimate that up to 30 rockets can be launched from SaxaVord each year, with the first launches planned for mid 2024. The spaceport has attracted three Launch Service Providers (LSPs) to use their facilities: Scottish-based Skyrora, US-based ABL Space Systems, and Venture Orbital Systems from France.
“CCG will supply cable glands to the construction of the SaxaVord Spaceport, which will comprise three launchpads and associated infrastructure, a satellite tracking facility, hangarage and integration facilities, a range control centre and a fuel storage facility,” says the company, adding that it was able to “demonstrate extensive independent third-party testing and certification to stringent international and UK standards that cover short circuit testing, electromagnetic compatibility, vibration resistance, high cable retention loads, explosion protection, corrosion resistance and stringent ingress protection ratings”.
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