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Written question asked by Lord Bowness (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 21 July 2021, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 August 2021. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Lockheed Martin and Virgin Orbit

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government how much funding (1) Lockheed Martin, and (2) Virgin Orbit, received from the UK Space Flight Programme, and for what purpose.

Answer

The UK Spaceflight Programme has provided:

  • £23.5 million in two separate grants to Lockheed Martin. This includes £13.5m to establish launch operations at Saxa Vord Spaceport in Shetland and £10m for the research and development, build and flight demonstration an orbital manoeuvring vehicle.
  • £7.35m to Virgin Orbit as part of £20m central and local government funding to support horizontal launch by from Spaceport Cornwall.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2257
Session
2021-22
Related items
Lockheed Martin and Virgin Orbit
Tuesday, 25 January 2022
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Expenditure Spaceflight Lockheed Martin Virgin Orbit
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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