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Brexit’s Final Frontier: Rocketing space industry means UK has nothing to fear outside EU

>the UK’s soaraway success in the space industry -- and the fact that a QUARTER of all telecommunications satellites are built here – leaves us perfectly placed to capitalise after Brexit, regardless of whether the EU excludes us from Galileo, says science minister Sam Gyimah

>and his optimistic outlook has been backed up by a rosy report published by the Space Growth Partnership (SGP), which was launched in 2010 with the aim of raising the UK’s share of the global space market to 10% by 2030

>this week’s announcement of a £2.5million grant towards the costs of a vertical spaceport site in Sutherland, on the north coast of Scotland, signalled the Government’s commitment to both the space industry and the union

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/991477/brexit-news-uk-space-industry-eu-Sam-Gyimah-galileo-satellite

British government to promote space industry exports

>the British government announced a new effort to help space companies in the country win business outside of Europe amid concerns about the effects Brexit will have on the industry

>in a speech at the Farnborough International Airshow, Liam Fox, the minister for international trade, said the government would initiate a “Space Exports Campaign” with a particular focus on the United States and India

>Fox said the campaign would leverage the British space industry’s strengths, particularly in emerging fields like small satellites, to create new export opportunities for companies in the space sector

https://spacenews.com/british-government-to-promote-space-industry-exports/

Spire executive talks spaceports, Brexit, and the future of the UK space industry

>Theresa Condor, executive vice president of corporate development at Spire and member of Via Satellite’s Advisory Board, believes with launch continuing to be a bottleneck for the industry, anything that helps make launch services more regular and reliable will be beneficial

>"it is important that a launch location come accompanied by launch vehicles ready to use it on a reliable basis and a regulatory framework that supports licensing of the satellites being launched,” she added about the situation in Scotland

>Condor admitted that Scotland is a fantastic location for a company like Spire, with it being an exciting time to be part of the UK space industry, as the United Kingdom makes great efforts to boost the industry

https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2018/07/19/spire-executive-talks-spaceports-brexit-and-the-future-of-the-uk-space-industry/

As the SpaceX steamroller surges, European rocket industry vows to resist

>by aggressively pushing low-cost, reusable launch technologies, SpaceX has bashed down the traditional order; Blue Origin also promises more of the same within a few years for larger satellites

>as ArianeGroup’s chairman, Alain Charmeau has become one of the most powerful people in the world of aerospace, managing the production of three existing rockets: the Ariane 5, Vega, and a version of the Russian Soyuz

>for Charmeau, it will be enough to build quality rockets like the Ariane 6 and to serve his European and commercial customers with reliable service at a reasonable cost

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/07/as-the-spacex-steamroller-surges-european-rocket-industry-vows-to-resist/