UK move into space race comes a step closer with first firing due next summer Mirror 3 hrs ago Ben Glaze
Britain s entry into the space race moves a step closer today with rockets and satellites set to be fired into the sky from next summer.
Regulations being laid in Parliament will mean craft can launch from UK soil for the first time – with spaceports planned for Cornwall, Wales and Scotland.
The Government says the move clears another hurdle to British space exploration and will help create hundreds of jobs.
“Future satellite launches will improve our access to data and communications and revolutionise services such as satellite navigation and Earth observation, enhancing the way we live, work, travel and interact with our planet,” said the Department for Transport.
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