<p>➀ Rocket Factory Augsburg has received a spaceflight operator license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), allowing it to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland.</p><p>➁ This is the first such license for a European private orbital rocket launch and paves the way for Scotland's first vertical launch.</p><p>➂ The company is preparing for its first test flight with a three-stage orbital launch vehicle called RFA One, which has completed several milestones including flight qualification of its second stage and payload fairing system.</p>
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