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Technology innovation and aerospace initiatives in the UK.

Started by Dave, July 16, 2018, 09:27:05 PM

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Dave

There are two items that very much interested me announced today, the first was a fund to promote innitiative in certain areas of technology and the second was three possible "space ports".

The government initiatives fund first:
QuoteINNOVATE UK
Developing game-changing business innovations: apply for funding
Organisations can apply for a share of up to £20 million to support development of innovative technologies that could provide economic growth for the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/innovate-uk

20 million is not a lot but it's an addition to the other funding that seems to be available for specific fields.

The space ports, Cape Kennedy it ain't but...:

QuoteOne giant leap: Vertical launch spaceport to bring UK into new space age
The UK is set to build on its world leading expertise in aerospace with the development of vertical and horizontal spaceports.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/one-giant-leap-vertical-launch-spaceport-to-bring-uk-into-new-space-age

Virgin are set to develop an aircraft assisted rocket launch facility in Cornwall:

QuoteVirgin Orbit plans future rocket launches from the UK
Small launcher company Virgin Orbit is taking some of its rocket launches to the UK. The company, a spinoff of space tourism venture Virgin Galactic, announced today that it is aiming to conduct missions of its new rocket, LauncherOne, from the Cornwall Airport Newquay on the southern tip of England by 2021. That will give Virgin Orbit at least two places to launch from — including its primary site in Mojave, California — as the company continues to search for other takeoff locations.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17577172/virgin-orbit-launcherone-cosmic-girl-spaceport-cornwall

There may ve something similar in Wales.

Now, if they could just launch a few space cleaners to make room for all the new satellites and orbits safer for tourists . . .
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