UK space sector receives £multi-million boost

Posted on 10 Feb 2017 by Jonny Williamson

Science Minister Jo Johnson has announced that grants worth up to £10m are being made available to help develop commercial launch capability for spaceflight and stimulate the commercial spaceflight market.

The global commercial spaceflight market is expected to be worth an estimated £25bn over the next 20 years – image courtesy of UK Space Agency. The government’s ambitions for the UK to hold a greater share of the commercial spaceflight market, worth an estimated £25bn over the next 20 years, took…

This content is for subscribers only. Subscribe now for free to read the full article.