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MACC is shortlisted for INVICTUS hypersonic test programme
MACC is shortlisted for INVICTUS hypersonic test programmeMACC NewsSpotlight

MACC is shortlisted for INVICTUS hypersonic test programme

🚀 Exciting Times for Machrihanish and Scotland's Space Sector! 🌍 We are thrilled to announce that the European Space Agency (ESA) has shortlisted Machrihanish for their Invictus project, potentially bringing significant opportunities to Scotland’s burgeoning…
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Machrihanish Spaceport
Machrihanish SpaceportSpotlight

Machrihanish Spaceport

Exciting meeting last week with Frazer Nash Consultancy and the European Space Agency. Driving the Future of UK Space Launch Capability 🚀 A joint INVICTUS team from Frazer-Nash Consultancy and the European Space Agency -…
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Easter 2026
Easter 2026Announcements

Easter 2026

MACC Office is closed from 5pm on Thursday 2nd April and will re open at 8am on Tuesday 7th April. Hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend 🙂
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MACC AGM 2025
MACC AGM 2025Events

MACC AGM 2025

MACC AGM will be held on Wednesday 22nd October 2025 in the Town Hall Chambers at 7pm. Come along to find out more about MACC. Find a copy of our accounts here - MACC 2024/2025…
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It takes a village – Community Ownership
It takes a village – Community OwnershipSpotlight

It takes a village – Community Ownership

In 2012, a group of determined locals purchased the former RAF Machrihanish airbase, a 1,000 acre site on the picturesque Kintyre peninsula, from the Ministry of Defence. Once a hub of employment and economic contribution…
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Scotland should aim for the stars!
Scotland should aim for the stars!Spotlight

Scotland should aim for the stars!

In the middle of the last century, the Space Race was one of history’s biggest competitions and political spectacles, notoriously secretive and adversarial.That’s all changed now, however, as space-based technologies are contributing more and more…
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Xmas Shutdown 2025
MACC Xmas message 2023
Xmas Shutdown 2025Announcements

Xmas Shutdown 2025

MACC Office will be closed from midday on Wednesday 24th December 2025 until 8am on Monday 5th January 2025. We would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for 2026.
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Charitable Giving Fund 2025 Open
Charitable Giving Fund 2025 OpenSpotlight

Charitable Giving Fund 2025 Open

Machrihanish Airbase Community Company (MACC) is delighted to announce the opening of the Charitable Giving Fund 2025 for applications. The fund has been designed to create a fair and transparent process to MACC’s donation policy.…
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Space And Rocketry Themed STEM Workshops @ MACC
MACC presentation on STEM space and rocketry
Space And Rocketry Themed STEM Workshops @ MACCEvents

Space And Rocketry Themed STEM Workshops @ MACC

Over 100 children and teachers from Castlehill, Dalintober, Drumlemble, Rhunahaorine, Carradale and Glenbarr Primary School challenged themselves with hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)-based workshops on 15th February hosted by DSUK (Discover Space UK)…
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Hydrogen Futures Viability Study Stage 2
Hydrogen Futures Viability Study Stage 2Spotlight

Hydrogen Futures Viability Study Stage 2

MACC is delighted to announce that we have been awarded additional funding to progress our hydrogen futures viability study into a second stage building on several years of research on the subject. The funding was…
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