24 June 2016
Will Brexit Lead to Spexit?
... be for the British role in the European space program. The British scientific community has largely opposed Brexit, with a March poll in Natureshowing that an overwhelming 83% were against leaving the EU. According to an open letter published in The...
May 2017
Could Brexit blow a hole in UK’s space ambitions?
... a bigger issue in relation to any space fallout from Brexit is that of ‘mission creep’. The referendum presented a simple... for the UK to negotiate continued access post-Brexit. A soft Brexit would allow continued access to the European Single Market...
10 April 2019
Brexit high noon for UK space industry
... world is watching as the UK manoeuvres its way through Brexit," said Gina Galasso, managing director of Vaeros Ltd, Aerospace... FY17-18. Among other topics, the authors of ‘What Brexit Means for UK Space Leadership’ outline alternative approaches to ...
09 July 2018
Plans for a future Mars rover to return soil samples to Earth
... to the ESA Mars rover mission. Although the UK is facing withdrawal from the European Union in a process known as “Brexit,” as ESA is independent of the European Union, the UK’s membership to the space agency will continue after...
May 2017
World needs strong space governance system
... situation, of which the directions being taken in the US by President Trump and by the United Kingdom over Brexit might be cited as prime examples. Consequently, significant areas of space activity - space traffic management, orbital debris...
February 2018
Our space future lies in innovation
... to have up to date and detailed maps of Earth and so on - and only satellites can do that. Merlin satellite. Will ‘Brexit’ have an impact on European space? The result of the United Kingdom referendum obviously raises a number of issues and...
