Space tourism flights could blast off from Scotland under government plans to overhaul the space regulatory regime, the United Kingdom's Science Minister David Willetts said today. Minister Willetts, launching a consultation on the UK Space Agency's strategy for 2011-15, said the Government was working to "tackle the burden of regulation" surrounding space activity, which had "grown up almost by chance" and "without a coherent overview", adding, "We have started the process of starting to rationalise our regulation so as to enable Britain to be an effective competitor in the space scene."
The government proposals would clear the way for such flights to take off from RAF Lossiemouth. Space planes, such as those in development by Oxfordshire-based Reaction Engines and Virgin Galactic, could trek to space from the RAF Lossiemouth, under pressure from a previous proposal for closure, reports The Daily Mail and The Press & Journal.
The government proposals would clear the way for such flights to take off from RAF Lossiemouth. Space planes, such as those in development by Oxfordshire-based Reaction Engines and Virgin Galactic, could trek to space from the RAF Lossiemouth, under pressure from a previous proposal for closure, reports The Daily Mail and The Press & Journal.
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