Lockheed Martin Shetland launch
Lockheed Martin has yet to disclose what small launch vehicle it will use for its "U.K. Pathfinder Launch", which will now take place from the Shetland Space Centre rather than Space Hub Sutherland. Credit: Lockheed Martin

WASHINGTON — ABL Space Systems will conduct a launch for Lockheed Martin from a new spaceport in the Shetland Islands, fulfilling an agreement with the British government announced in 2018.

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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...