Reported SpaceNews, 11 February 2026
What it does not test. Does not establish whether Orbex's technology or spaceport arrangements will be sold to another launch operator, or the fate of the wider UK spaceport programme.
How this item counts. Towards dependence: it changes who operates. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Reported counts half: weight -3 of 36 possible. Orbex administration halts UK's only Prime small-launch programme, ~150 jobs cut. European Sovereignty Index