Westcott-based start-up company, Protolaunch has signed up to the UK SPRINT programme to support the development of an innovative, new rocket engine for low-cost launches of small payloads from UK spaceports. The SPRINT business support programme will provide Protolaunch with funded access to the expertise, research and facilities of the University of Southampton. This will enable the company to develop a proof-of-concept of its engine technology and bring to market a radically lower-cost orbital rocket engine for payloads under 50kg.