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Written question asked by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Wednesday, 11 January 2023, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 January 2023. It was answered by Lord Callanan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 January 2023 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Spaceflight: Government Assistance

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what help they are providing to the UK space industry; in particular, in regards to space launches.

Answer

We are committed to growing the UK space sector more broadly and deliver our National Space Strategy ambitions, including by recently investing £1.59 billion in European Space Agency (ESA) programmes. BEIS and MoD are providing more than £8bn over the next decade.

This includes the £50 million available to grow new UK markets for small satellite launch and sub-orbital spaceflight.

This includes:

  • £31.5 million to help establish vertical launch services from Scotland;
  • Up to £1.3 million to develop business plans for small satellite launch and sub-orbital flight from airports in Machrihanish, Snowdonia and Cornwall;
  • £11.3 million as part of £20 million central and local government funding to support horizontal launch by Virgin Orbit from Spaceport Cornwall.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4655
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Government assistance Spaceflight
Link
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