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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to support the launch of rockets and satellites from the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to support the launch of rockets and satellites from the UK.
The Government has bold spaceflight ambitions that we outlined in the National Space Strategy including achieving Europe’s first small satellite launch from the UK this year.
The Department for Transport has put in place the Space Industry Act 2018, the Space Industry Regulations 2021 and is funding the costs of the Civil Aviation Authority, which has been appointed as the spaceflight regulator. Our modern legal framework is internationally competitive - ensuring that new spaceflight activities regulated under these provisions are safe and provide the right opportunities for industry to support innovation and growth in the UK Space Sector.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support the launch of rockets and satellites from the UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to support the launch of rockets and satellites from the UK.
My Department has put in place a new regulatory framework and spaceflight regulator to enable the licensing of spaceflight activities from the UK.
The Government also published its National Space Strategy on 27 September 2021 and has awarded £40 million of grants to kick start the establishment of vertical and horizontal launch capability from the UK.