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Spaceflight activities: rules and regulations

Regulations you must comply with when conducting spaceflight activities.

• From: Department for Business and Trade, Department for Transport, UK Space Agency, Ofcom, Civil Aviation Authority and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 21 October 2025

Space activities

• Launching or returning a rocket or space plane: rules and regulations
  • 3 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Operating an orbital space object: rules and regulations
  • 3 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Operating a spaceport: rules and regulations
  • 3 July 2026
  • Guidance
• Providing range control services: rules and regulations
  • 3 July 2026
  • Guidance

Published 21 October 2025