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Information on how we are growing the UK’s satellite launch capability and spaceflight industry.
Guidance and legislation for Spaceflight.
Adopted EU recommendation LSA-077. UK approved recommendation on the certification of falls, suspension chains, links and blocks for launching appliances.
The UK, France and Germany have issued a joint statement in response to Iran's satellite launch using the Ghaem-100 space launch vehicle on 20 January 2024.
Integrated Security Fund Launch event at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).
Adopted EU recommendation LSA-043. UK approved recommendation on approval of a secondary means of launching free-fall lifeboats.
Invitation to comment launched by the CMA on the partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI, and Amazon and Anthropic, and Microsoft’s hiring of former employees and related arrangements with Inflection AI.
MAIB published this review after several accidents involving lifeboats and their launching systems occurred between 1989 and 1999.
Following the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch on Monday 18 March, an FCDO spokesperson gave a statement.
Strategic Command unveils the Defence Experimentation and Wargaming Hub at Southwick Park, Defence’s home for wargaming and decision support.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has released a statement in response to Iran launching the Noor-III satellite on 27 September 2023.
Learn about legislation and insurance requirements for UK spaceflight.
Government has launched Help to Grow: Management Essentials, a new online training course for small business leaders.
Training guidelines for an essential part of the merchant shipping (musters, training and decision support system) regulations 1999.
Adopted EU recommendation LSA-059. UK approved recommendation on the application of the LSA code to rescue boats with single fall launching systems and off-load release mechanisms.
Lessons learned following the UK's first ever orbital launch in January 2023.
Investigation will examine the potential impact the proposed deal could have on competition for consumers and businesses.
The first European space mission designed to monitor carbon fluxes on Earth by precisely measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has completed assembly and qualification in the UK.
Satellite launch company RFA UK (Rocket Factory Ltd) has received £3.5 million to support its plans to launch from SaxaVord Spaceport in the Shetland Islands.
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