Space flights and satellite launches can now take place in the UK, with the first expected next year, after new regulations came into force. The Department of Transport (DfT) announced a framework of rules to regulate the space industry and said it has “a potential £4bn of market opportunities over the next decade”.
The first launch of a spacecraft or satellite from UK soil is expected to take place next year and will mark the first one ever from a European country, according to the DfT.
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Spaceports have been planned for Scotland and Cornwall. Pic: Department of Transport
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