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Written question asked by Bill Grant (Conservative) on Monday, 25 March 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 27 March 2019. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Thursday, 28 March 2019 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Spaceflight: Licensing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress his Department has made on awarding spaceport licences for horizontal satellite launch in the United Kingdom.

Answer

The Space Industry Act 2018 was a major step towards establishing the safe and supportive regulatory framework needed to enable launches to take place from the early 2020s. Work across the Government is now under way to develop the secondary legislation required before the Civil Aviation Authority can formally assess licence applications for horizontal spaceports.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
236536
Session
2017-19
Transferred
Yes
Subjects
Licensing Satellites Spaceflight
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk