Policy paper

Spaceport operations and certification: emerging requirements

Presentations delivered at a technical briefing for potential UK spaceport locations on 6 November 2015.

Documents

2014 review of potential spaceplane operations and certification in the UK

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Emerging technical requirements for a UK spaceport

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Details

These presentations provide:

  • a summary of the 2014 review of commercial spaceplane certification and operations
  • a briefing on emerging technical requirements for establishing a spaceport for horizontally launched sub-orbital spaceplanes in the UK
Published 15 December 2015