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Learn about legislation and insurance requirements for UK spaceflight.
Guidance and legislation for Spaceflight.
Find out the third-party liability insurance requirements and operators’ indemnification obligations for licences issued under each Act.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN General Assembly debate on the Outer Space Treaty.
Information on how we are growing the UK’s satellite launch capability and spaceflight industry.
We boost UK prosperity, understand the Universe, and protect our planet and outer space. UK Space Agency is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology .
Find answers to questions about space junk, the risk to satellites in orbit, and how space sustainability can help, as well as the UK Space Agency's work to address these issues.
A detailed impact assessment of the outer space act licensing process, identifying where it can be improved.
A register of space objects where the UK is the “launching state”.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in May 1969.
Evaluation of the BIS impact assessment for the review of the "Outer Space Act (1986)"
London Tech Week will see Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps announce £4.3 million government funding to develop cutting-edge technology.
The UK Space Agency is funding research into refuelling an upcoming mission to remove space junk, which could help prolong the life of satellites and prevent adding more debris to the space environment.
The development of 11 critical technology areas and capabilities will take the UK further into space than ever before, a new report from the UK Space Agency shows.
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