December 2021
The rise of the UK space economy
.... There has also been significant reorganisation of space governance, with the creation of a UK National Space Council as a Cabinet-level committee and a change in the role of the UK Space Agency, which appears to be losing its role in determining...
25 June 2021
China announces plans to build a base on Mars starting in 2033
... noted that it would be a starting point for future space voyages. Such technology has been mentioned before by the Chinese...to and from the moon. The design, which includes a space capsule for holding passengers or cargo that is propelled upwards into...
28 December 2020
First piece of the Chinese Space Station is set to launch in 2021
...China's Hunan Province, Zhou Jianping, chief designer of China's crewed space programme said the Tianhe core module will be sent by a ... mark the first time a Chinese woman commands a space mission or performs an extravehicular activity (EVA). After...
29 October 2021
UAE and Blue Origin enter into space tourism partnership
... environment,” Mr bin Touq said. “Through this collaboration, we look forward to leveraging Blue Origin’s leading expertise in space manufacturing and space and low Earth orbit flight services to support the UAE’s plans.” To date, Blue Origin has...
19 June 2020
New US-UK agreement boosts UK’s spaceport plans
...Tony Azzarelli said in a statement: “We are thrilled that the UK has signed such agreement as it would boost the space sector in the UK, both from lending a hand to US launchers, as well as increasing the importance of the UK as a launching state and...
06 March 2020
Space set to generate 15,000 high-level new green jobs
... the investment conditions right, our ability to achieve our targets could be destabilised. The new technologies in creating space growth are upon us, and must be utilised to help the UK become a powerhouse in tackling climate change.” Graham Peters...
