Extract from Commons debate on UK Space Industry - Feb 4
Friday, 5 February 2021 08:57
David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con) [V]:...Recently the
Government have had a lot of investment in innovation from the UK
space sector. We have been at the forefront of global innovation,
from sustainable fuels for rocket launchers to the next generation
of earth observation. Last month, Rolls-Royce and the UK Space
Agency announced that they are joining forces on unique research
into how nuclear power technologies could be used to part-power
space exploration. Oxfordshire-based...Request free trial
(Morecambe and Lunesdale) (Con) [V]:...Recently the
Government have had a lot of investment in innovation from the UK
space sector. We have been at the forefront of global innovation,
from sustainable fuels for rocket launchers to the next generation
of earth observation. Last month, Rolls-Royce and the UK Space Agency
announced that they are joining forces on unique research into how
nuclear power technologies could be used to part-power space
exploration. Oxfordshire-based Reaction Engines is continuing to
develop a SABRE—synergetic air breathing rocket engine—for
propelling both high-speed aircraft and spacecraft. Some day in the
future, we will be able to fly into space. The Government recently
invested £500 million in a low-earth-orbit satellite communication
system, and the order books are bulging, with over £2 billion-worth
of investment coming in. That shows that the UK is pushing forward
on its agendas and objectives for the UK’s space programme. We are
definitely a big player in the space industry...
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