Second stage static fire engine test moves Skyrora closer to UK launchbr br Discover Space UK at Machrihanish Airbase hosts largest integrated stage test inbr br the UK for 50 yearsbr br Edinburgh, UK, 18th August 2022: Skyrora has successfully completed the static fire test of thebr second stage of its flagship Skyrora XL orbital rocket. Discover Space UK at Machrihanish Airbasebr hosted the biggest integrated stage test to be held in the UK since those of Black Arrow and Bluebr Streak in the 1970s. Achieving this latest milestone moves Skyrora one crucial step closer to enteringbr commercial operations, with an inaugural orbital launch scheduled for 2023 from the Saxa Vordbr Space Centre in northern Scotland.