July 2018
Rediscovering UK sovereign launch capability
... that the Government did not use this opportunity to revolutionise the environmental protection of outer space. The Space Industry Act represented an ideal opportunity for the UK to take moral leadership in the protection of the orbits of the...
November 2021
Space launch emergency response
... emergency response capabilities for each launch site must comprise Under the UK Space Industry Regulations enacted on 29 July 2021 as part of the Space Industry Act 2018 (SIA), UK-based launch site operators are required, as a condition of the terms...
December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
... capability and the supply chains that will service it has given the UK space community a strengthened sense of purpose. Meanwhile, the 2018 Space Industry Act is nearing completion as the necessary regulations move through parliament and the first...
September 2025
Why the global space sector needs urgent regulation
... (2021 to 2023), with responsibility for space, I was proud to lead the UK Government’s first space strategy, building on the Space Industry Act, Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) licensing, and the UK Space Agency’s expanding remit. As Science Minister...
27 July 2018
UK new space launch capability to be discussed at Global MilSatCom 2018
... soil – key approaches and considerations, how the UK Space Industry Act is future proofing the nations status as a major global space plater, building relations with leading industry stakeholders to streamline launch capability, and balancing clear...
07 August 2020
UK space launch sector builds foundation for collaborative future
... Regulations consultation, which runs until 21 October and will create secondary legislation under the Space Industry Act 2018. A report summarising the output of four workshop modules - range and trajectory management and governance, spaceport...
