February 2020
Opportunity knocks for UK space industry
... and UK government are seriously considering the idea of space launch being regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) - an organisation I’ve worked with at Virgin Atlantic, BA and Thomas Cook - which has a real ability to manage regulation well...
May 2024
Spaceflight revolution on a shoestring
... as in-orbit manufacture, space-based solar power and orbital tourism. Market research by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), Bristol Spaceplanes and others indicates that these markets are potentially worth several tens of billion GBP...
10 January 2023
Virgin Orbit fails to deliver on first launch from UK
....” Spaceport Cornwall received the United Kingdom’s first-ever spaceport license from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in November and in late December Virgin Orbit was issued launch and range control licenses, which ensured...
03 August 2018
Space activity at Farnborough FIA 2018
... in new orbital and sub-orbital licensing regulations to clarify matters and is currently working closely with the CAA and DfT to achieve this target. New funds for Reaction Engines UK based Reaction Engines (RE) have been...
