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
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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
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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
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL2257
- Session
- 2021-22
- Related items
- Subjects
- Expenditure Spaceflight Lockheed Martin Virgin Orbit
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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