Lockheed Martin Rocket Lab Electron launch
An illustration of a Lockheed Martin-provided launch vehicle, a version of Rocket Lab's Electron, lifting off from the U.K.'s proposed spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. Credit: Lockheed Martin

FARNBOROUGH, England — The British government announced July 16 that it will provide funding to two companies, including an American aerospace giant, who plan to use a newly announced launch site in Scotland.

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Jeff Foust writes about space policy, commercial space, and related topics for SpaceNews. He earned a Ph.D. in planetary sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree with honors in geophysics and planetary science...