Prestwick Spaceport, and more than 4,000 new jobs, has been removed.This week it was revealed that there will be no need for an in-depth environmental survey as part of a planning application.The news comes as Prestwick Aerospace made the bold claim that Ayrshire would be home to Europe's leading spaceport, providing 'micro gravity flights, satellite launches, human space flight and hypersonic flights' in less than 15 years.The development, one of the pillars of the Ayrshire Growth Deal, expects the first commercial rockets to be launched by the end of 2023, providing it is licensed.The company was required to submit a screening report to South Ayrshire Council, so they could determine whether the construction of the facility would be.
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