Satellite & Space Project News - February 2016

The UK's first Spaceport

The UK's first National Space Policy (NSP), published on 13 December 2015, was debated by the House of Commons in the UK parliament on 14 January 2016. The NSP commits to four key principles in the government's use of space. The Government:

• recognises that space is of strategic importance to the UK because of the value that space programmes deliver back to public services, national security, science and innovation and the economy
• commits to preserving and promoting the safety and security of the unique space operating environment, free from interference
• supports the growth of a robust and competitive commercial space sector, underpinned by excellent academic research