Shetland
Archipelago in the Northern Atlantic
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Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom.
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New wind farm could power 500,000 homes The completion of a wind farm and 260km subsea transmission link has connected the Shetland Islands to the GB electricity grid for the first time.Sky News - Published | |
Shetlands spaceport that hopes to launch 30 rockets a year given crucial safety licenceA spaceport that hopes to launch the first rockets vertically into orbit from British soil has been given a crucial safety licence.Sky News - Published | |
Shetlands spaceport could see launch every month as firm counts down to rocket lift offA German company is set to use the Shetland Islands to send rockets into space – with plans to launch at least one a month.Sky News - Published | |
Shetland spaceport granted licence for UK's first vertical rocket launchA site at the northern-most part of the Shetland Islands has become the UK's first licensed spaceport for vertical rocket launches.Sky News - Published | |
In a factory outside Glasgow, Scotland's answer to Musk's SpaceX is taking shapeA Scottish company hoping to take on SpaceX is just months away from launching a rocket in the Shetland Islands.Sky News - Published | |
Shetland Islands tunnel plan at 'advanced' stagePlans to connect the main Shetland Islands through tunnels or a ferry service are now at an "advanced" stage, the local authority has said.Sky News - Published | |
Council workers facing bank holiday blues after day off for King's coronation rejected Council workers on the Shetland Islands are facing bank holiday blues following the King's coronation.Sky News - Published |
