As the countdown to Major Peake’s return to Earth on June 18 begins, the Commons Science & Technology Committee has warned that his Principia mission must be a call to action and a catalyst to drive the UK’s development of a national space programme and spaceport.
In July 2014, the UK Government announced its intention to build a Spaceport, which will enable take-off and landing of reusable space vehicles. The UK is recognised as a world leader in small satellites, but a lack of ‘flight heritage’, due to a dearth of flight opportunities, risks holding back development,…
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