16 January 2018
MP highlights ROOM article during Parliamentary debate
... real detail for spaceport operators and launch providers. UK government ministers say the Bill is designed to ensure Britain stays at the forefront of the space industry. But at the same time prime minister Theresa May was...
18 July 2018
Boost for UK space sector as Scotland and Cornwall to offer spaceport facilities
... Arrow around 50 years ago. Business Secretary Greg Clark said: “As a nation of innovators and entrepreneurs, we want Britain to be the first place in mainland Europe to launch satellites as part of our Industrial Strategy. The UK’s thriving space...
25 September 2019
Spacebit announces agreement to land first UK commercial payload on Moon
... the UK to reach the Moon surface and mark the beginning of a new era in commercial space exploration for Britain.” “Astrobotic is very excited to bring Spacebit’s first payload to the Moon. Spacebit has pioneered a captivating new way...
24 June 2022
UK to lead review of space legislation and financial support for debris removal
Britain says it plans to develop a number of initiatives to help protect the increasingly crowded near-Earth orbital environment. Its ‘...
30 May 2023
Virgin Orbit cuts its losses and ceases operations
..., the company slashed 85 percent of its workforce. As part of its wider programme to deliver commercial launch capabilities to Britain, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) was strongly supportive of Virgin Orbit's first mission from Cornwall Spaceport, which...
18 December 2024
EU to launch advanced constellation to counter Musk’s Starlink
... post-Brexit - so unless something changes this announcement represents a further widening of Europe’s security gap with the UK. Britain could apply to be part of the programme under article 218, or even in R&D aspects through ESA, but so far has...
