UK Spaceports: Regulatory, Environmental, Health and Safety Considerations

摘要

The U.K. government have announced the award of funding for a vertical launch spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland. This grant marks the intention of the U.K. to move back into the spaceflight business. This will allow the world-leading U.K. smallsat manufacturing, operations and application industry to be able to launch satellites from the U.K. (and not rely on a limited supply of launches abroad) - making the U.K. a one-stop shop for satellites services. The announcement also brings the U.K.'s ambition of gaining 10 percent of the global space market by 2030 more closely within reach.