U.K. Releases National Space Policy “As Britain’s first European Space Agency astronaut prepares for his historic launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 December, the Government is publishing the UK’s first ever National Space Policy – firmly placing the UK on the global stage for future space programmes. With the UK aiming to become the European hub for commercial spaceflight and related space sector technologies, this new policy […]

U.K. Government Paves Way for Spaceport [With Video], SpaceRef Business “The UK’s bid to become Europe’s leading space nation took a giant leap forward today as government revealed the 8 locations now under consideration to base Britain’s first spaceport. Speaking at Farnborough Air Show’s ‘Space Day’, Aviation Minister Robert Goodwill and Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency Dr David Parker unveiled the findings of a recent Civil Aviation Authority […]