California's ABL rocket company lined up for Shetland

Lockheed Martin UK has selected California start-up ABL Space Systems as its rocket partner for satellite missions from the Shetland Space Centre. Launches could occur as early as next year. ABL's RS1 vehicle will fly from a pad on the Lamba Ness Peninsula on the island of Unst. Company CEO Harry O'Hanley and CFO Dan Piemont have been speaking to our science correspondent Jonathan Amos.

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