July 2019
Aggression in outer space – time for action
... have to wait until the consequences of the UK’s decision to leave the EU are fully understood and only once Brexit has actually taken place. There is therefore still enough time for the 27 other member states of the...
March 2021
Eyes on the prize
... huge investments in the British space industry, one example being its £400 million investment in OneWeb. Post-Brexit it has pledged to double down on its commitment to increase R&D spending across the UK to levels not seen previously. Space...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... its role in determining strategy and becoming more focused on delivery. Britain’s separation from the European Union, ‘Brexit’, and the challenges around access to Galileo and positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) services, have added...
21 November 2023
Britain announces plan to launch EO satellite
... plenary that the UK had also increased its involvement in Copernicus, which had previously been uncertain following Brexit. The new pathfinder satellite, of the same design and to be launched in the same orbital plane as three others...
18 December 2024
EU to launch advanced constellation to counter Musk’s Starlink
...the UK previously played an active role in the EU’s space programme, previous British governments severed all ties post-Brexit - so unless something changes this announcement represents a further widening of Europe’s security gap with the UK. Britain...
04 July 2016
ROOM attends the UK National Astronomy Meeting
... it was hard to escape that the overall feeling was one of uncertainty, with a hint of exasperation at the recent ‘Brexit’ vote, as the UK astronomical community relies heavily on EU backing to fund its many researchers and associated projects. Still...
